https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/ Tang's DW - Dreamwidth Studios Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:25:57 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios tangaroa personal https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/74443.html Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:25:57 GMT https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/74443.html <p>McDonalds in Canada was found to <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mcdonald-s-accused-of-favouring-foreign-workers-1.2598684">ignore local job applicants in favor of importing foreign workers</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mcdonald-s-foreign-worker-practices-face-growing-investigation-1.2607365">pay the foreigners more than veteran local workers</a>, and <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mcdonald-s-foreign-workers-call-it-slavery-1.2612659">bill the workers above-market rates for their company-assigned housing</a>. And of course they fired the foreign worker who blew the whistle on the arrangement. <p>According to the second story, the Actyl Group charges McDonald's corporate $2,000 per worker for everyone they imported, and these hiring practices are seen countrywide.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tangaroa&ditemid=74443" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/74443.html canada labour public 0 https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/65981.html Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:25:08 GMT https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/65981.html <p><a href="http://themetapicture.com/canada-the-only-place-youll-see-something-like-this/">A whole bunch of Canada stereotypes.</a> Except the octopus on the ice is a Detroit thing.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tangaroa&ditemid=65981" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://tangaroa.dreamwidth.org/65981.html canada entertainment public 0