Is a 45 hour workweek BEFORE overtime legal? [more inside]
posted by 235w103 on Oct 13, 2009 - 16 answers

Who leaked the Downing Street "smear scandal"? [more inside]
posted by MrMerlot on Apr 13, 2009 - 2 answers

I've been asked to babysit a woman who is 9 months pregnant tonight. What do I do if she goes into labour? [more inside]
posted by xanthippe on Nov 13, 2008 - 13 answers

Asking for a friend: If starting wage for unskilled heavy labour was $13/hr. What would one ask for (in wages) if they were asked to provide a wage for themselves for skilled and experienced heavy labour? [more inside]
posted by Acer_saccharum on Jun 21, 2008 - 6 answers

In China, what (unique) challenges do the locals face in getting a good job? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Sep 16, 2007 - 7 answers

What book argued that social democratic parties (like the British Labour Party) are inherently inclined to split into factions? I think the book was British, and I think it was written roughly mid-20th-century, and I think it argued that sectarian infighting was an inevitable outcome of the first principles of social democratic politics.
posted by stammer on Nov 3, 2006 - 1 answer

What are the comparative participation rates of workers in sex-related industries country to country? [more inside]
posted by modernnomad on May 12, 2006 - 9 answers

What is the connection, if any, between britpop and New Labour?
posted by Tlogmer on May 7, 2005 - 12 answers