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Print article The budget for Alaska’s Commercial Fisheries Division won’t be cut for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming the current numbers make it through the Legislature. “The governor’s proposed budget is at about $72.8 million, which is a slight increase from the FY21 approved budget. And most of that increase is due to our personnel services, cost of living increases and things like that that are funded by the administration generally. And also from some additional federal funds for training and things like that. So we’re looking pretty good compared to past years,” said Sam Rabung, director of the Commercial Fisheries Division, the largest within the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, which employs just over 640 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers. ....
The service industry is struggling with a shortage of critical labor. The chain has instructed owners to return to 24/7 service in May after more than a year of nightly closures. A major group of 7-Eleven franchisees says a national labor shortage is threatening their ability to operate stores 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees (NCASEF), which represents about 7,200 US locations, sent a letter to corporate leaders Monday saying the shortage of workers and higher operating costs have led to a very dire situation. Staying open for longer hours, as the company has instructed owners to do by May 24, isn t feasible, they said. 7-Eleven did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ....
7-Eleven and delivering convenience in the digital era Head of strategy and technology shares the latest steps taken to bring digital capability into the heart of the convenience retailing business The meaning of the word convenience has changed a lot in the digital era. For 7-Eleven, which has built its brand on convenience, understanding exactly what that word means to consumers is going to go a long way to determining its long-term success. The emergence of home delivery services such as Menulog, Deliveroo and Uber Eats has shifted the relationship between brands and consumers, with the latter group believing the former needs to come to them now, rather than the other way around. ....
Minister for Digital, Minister for Customer Service NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Digital and Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello today announced NSW Treasury and the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) will work with icare to speed up the remediation process for injured workers who have been underpaid due to historical miscalculation of payments. Deloitte will be engaged to lead the review providing expert advice on rectifying the historical Pre-injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE) underpayments and overpayments, following their work on the 7-Eleven wage claims program. This will include commissioning a comprehensive review of PIAWE assessments to ensure the timely and fair compensation of any underpaid claims and determining if changes to the calculation or methodology are needed to assist icare in preventing PIAWE miscalculations in the future. ....
PHOTO: Getty Images Pop-Tarts Turns out Pop-Tarts aren t named after the way they pop out of your toaster the name was inspired by the pop art movement and the creations of artists like Andy Warhol. PHOTO: Ethan Calabrese Pringles The man who created Pringles requested that his children bury part of his cremated remains in the iconic Pringles can when he died. and they fulfilled his wish. Pringles Oh, and that little man on the Pringles can you ve always known and loved? His name is Julius. Julius Pringle. PHOTO: Julia Smith Ramen The cheap, instant Ramen noodles we relied on as college students were invented to fulfill demand for the beloved soup during World War II food shortages in Japan. ....