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• North Korean bugs allow remote access

  15-08-2018 15:12 via IT Manager Daily
  North Korean malware can jeopardize sensitive data – here’s the latest.Threat: Two families of malware, Joanap and Brambul, have been used by the North Korean government to enable network exploitation.
  Damage risk: Devices infected by Joanap and Brambul may permanently lose sensitive data. The malware can harvest system info and generate and execute a suicide script.
  Exploited flaw: Joanap is usually a file unknowingly downloaded when users visit compromised sites or open malicious e
  
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• Malicious software infects 500,000 devices

  15-08-2018 15:10 via IT Manager Daily
  More than 500,000 routers have been affected by VPNFilter, malware that can steal sensitive data and manipulate everything going through the infected router.VPNFilter is worse than security officials originally thought, and is targeting a larger number of routers than first believed.
  While a key command and control server was recently seized, the malware is still active.
  If you have an affected router, you’ll most likely want to reboot it and immediately install the latest firmware from th
  
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• Don’t press ‘send’ just yet: 10 things you should never put in writing

  15-08-2018 15:07 via IT Manager Daily
  You know what should and shouldn’t be put in an email, but your staff may not be as aware of the risks.Avoid these topics
  Since emails can’t be taken back, you want to get it right the first time.
  With all the email fraud and other complications that could come your way, you don’t want employees’ simple mistakes to add to your headaches.
  Consider holding a quick training or reminding workers of these 10 topics that should be avoided at all costs:criticism of a colleague,
  
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• The pros and cons of outsourcing IT

  15-08-2018 11:00 via Latest IT Management Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Should businesses move IT functions back in-house?
  
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• Are the new Apple MacBook Pros enterprise ready?

  13-08-2018 16:28 via Latest IT Management Articles from ComputerworldUK
  As more business users crave Apple laptops, just how well suited are the new MacBook Pros to an enterprise IT environment?
  
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• What are microservices?

  10-08-2018 14:30 via Latest IT Business Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Here we explain what a microservices architecture looks like, the pros and cons, and who is using it to good (and bad) effect
  
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• What is SAP S/4HANA? Deployment, pricing, customers and benefits

  09-08-2018 14:00 via Latest IT Business Articles from ComputerworldUK
  We explain what SAP's next generation ERP system S/4HANA is, what the benefits are, deployment options, existing customers and pricing details
  
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• New security features coming to macOS and iOS

  08-08-2018 15:06 via IT Manager Daily
  Apple recently announced a variety of security and privacy features it’ll be bringing to macOS Mojave and iOS 12 in the near future.Updates include end-to-end encryption for group Facetime calls, a tool that will flag reused passwords, password management features, and new permission dialogues that will display before an app can access a user’s camera or microphone.
  The changes are expected this fall.
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• Human-AI partnerships are the way forward

  08-08-2018 15:03 via IT Manager Daily
  Many businesses are looking for ways to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their current workforce.The best way to do this? Form partnerships between human employees and AI technology to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
  Co-worker robots?
  Although there have recently been fears that AI will replace human jobs, that’s unlikely to happen.
  Most jobs will still require some human input, with machines doing the routine tasks and freeing up humans for the more complicated, t
  
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• Who is Keith Block, the new Salesforce co-CEO?

  08-08-2018 13:00 via Latest IT Management Articles from ComputerworldUK
  The Salesforce board has elevated its former COO Keith Block to the role of co-CEO alongside founder Marc Benioff, here's how he got there
  
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• How Vanarama is turning to chatbots and machine learning

  07-08-2018 12:00 via Latest IT Leadership Articles from ComputerworldUK
  The van leasing website is looking to leverage new technology to help customers find the best van quicker than before
  
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• How Google decides to open source its technology

  03-08-2018 11:00 via Latest IT Leadership Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Two Google executives shine a light on the tech giant's open source strategy
  
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• Malware in HR software may expose data

  01-08-2018 15:22 via IT Manager Daily
  If your business uses PageUp software for human resources, pay attention.Client data may have been exposed after the provider discovered suspicious activity on its IT systems.
  Personal details like names and addresses, along with account details like usernames and passwords, may have been revealed.
  The company is still investigating the infection and is remaining tight-lipped on the details, but the malware has been eradicated from the company’s systems.
  The threat isn’t active, so t
  
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• Email fraud: Protect your business from major losses

  01-08-2018 15:19 via IT Manager Daily
  Email attacks are more prevalent than ever, and it’s likely your business will face one if it hasn’t already.Business email compromise (BEC) attacks involve criminals posing as colleagues or vendors of the victim and asking to be sent payments or other sensitive data.
  A recent report from email security company Agari found in the second half of 2017, businesses faced an average of 45 BEC attacks that were able to bypass security gateways.
  Because these methods don’t include a
  
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• How Spotify migrated everything from on-premise to Google Cloud

  30-07-2018 13:51 via Latest IT Leadership Articles from ComputerworldUK
  The Swedish music streaming company has already shut down two data centres as it migrates everything to Google Cloud Platform
  
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• How Buzzfeed democratised analytics using BigQuery and Looker

  26-07-2018 15:00 via Latest IT Leadership Articles from ComputerworldUK
  The publisher has turned to Google BigQuery and Looker to democratise metrics for everyone from data scientists to content creators
  
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• G Suite vs Office 365 - What's the best office suite for business?

  26-07-2018 14:30 via Latest IT Vendors Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Microsoft and Google's productivity suites offer excellent applications, storage and user interfaces, but which is best for business users?
  
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• Sky turns to machine learning to shut down Premier League piracy

  26-07-2018 11:00 via Latest IT Business Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Sky has turned to Google Cloud technology in its efforts to shut down pirate sites showing Premier League games, one of its most valuable content assets
  
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• Attackers can use CPU hardware bug for data

  25-07-2018 15:42 via IT Manager Daily
  Multiple vulnerabilities found in CPUs could put you at risk.Threat: Two vulnerabilities have been found in CPU hardware that utilizes speculative execution.
  Damage risk: The vulnerabilities, named Variant 3a and Variant 4, would allow bad actors with local user access to control future speculative execution. The vulnerabilities also make it possible for attackers to read arbitrary privileged data using less privileged code with timing side-channel analysis.
  Exploited flaw: The flaw causes alloc
  
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• FTC may investigate Google location data

  25-07-2018 15:40 via IT Manager Daily
  Two senators, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Ed Markey (D-Mass), have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Google illegally gathered location data from Android users.The request comes after reports that Android devices collect location data from nearby cell towers, even when location services are disabled or the phone is turned off.
  Google describes its location tracking as an opt-in service, but the senators said the company pushes users into providing permission by de
  
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• Is there such a thing as too much communication? Yes — but here’s how you can avoid it

  25-07-2018 15:38 via IT Manager Daily
  We know you want to keep your team in the loop about what’s going on, but it’s not always easy.You don’t want to leave anyone out of conversations they should be included in, but you also don’t want to distract your workers by bombarding them with info they don’t need.
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  Meetings and emails are two of the most used – and abused – tools in any office, and IT is no different.
  The default solution to almost any problem is to call a meeting to dis
  
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• Lowe's Poaches Another JC Penney Executive as CEO Remakes Team - Bloomberg

  20-07-2018 22:51
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  Lowe's Poaches Another JC Penney Executive as CEO Remakes Team
  Bloomberg
  Marvin Ellison isn't wasting time revamping the management team at Lowe's Cos. The chief executive officer, who joined the home-improvement chain less than three weeks ago on July 2, named Joe McFarland executive vice president of stores, the ...
  Lowe's Appoints Joseph M. Mcfarland III As Executive Vice President, StoresPR Newswire (press release)
  JC Penney loses another executive to home improvement retaile
  
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• Microsoft security executive reveals Russians tried to hack 3 congressional candidates - Vox

  20-07-2018 21:20
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  Microsoft security executive reveals Russians tried to hack 3 congressional candidates
  Vox
  America's top intelligence official, Dan Coats, said last week that “the warning signs are there” when it comes to Russia and other foreign governments waging cyberattacks on the United States. He made the point again on Thursday at the Aspen Security ...
  The Russians Who Hacked The DNC Have Targeted At Least Three 2018 Campaigns, Microsoft Says - BuzzFeed NewsBuzzFeed News
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• 'Keep looking forward — every chief executive has got a best-before date' - The Times

  20-07-2018 18:04
  The Times
  'Keep looking forward — every chief executive has got a best-before date'
  The Times
  To save your favourite articles so you can find them later, subscribe to one of our packs. Dismiss. Harry Stratford has been staying at the Stafford Hotel in London for the past 30 years when on business. It was in the discreet five-star hotel in St ...
  
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• Oil veteran John Warrender appointed chief executive of Decom North Sea - HeraldScotland

  20-07-2018 17:54
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  Oil veteran John Warrender appointed chief executive of Decom North Sea
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• Chief executive appointed to head new partnership - The MJ

  20-07-2018 14:23
  Chief executive appointed to head new partnership
  The MJ
  Ms Rees will take the reins from October 1, when a Section 113 partnership between the two councils comes in to effect. Want full article access? Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.
  
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• Acting Chief Executive for Milton Keynes Council - MKFM

  20-07-2018 13:32
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  Acting Chief Executive for Milton Keynes Council
  MKFM
  Michael Bracey, Milton Keynes Council's Corporate Director for People has been confirmed as the council's Acting Chief Executive. He will take up the role at MKC while a permanent Chief Executive is recruited, following the departure of Carole Mills ...
  
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• Wealden appoints new chief executive - The MJ

  20-07-2018 12:20
  Wealden appoints new chief executive
  The MJ
  Formerly the council's director of governance and corporate services, he will take over from Charles Lant, who will be retiring after 16 years as chief executive. Want full article access? Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the ...and more »
  
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• Alex Dilling appointed executive chef of the Greenhouse - The Caterer.com

  20-07-2018 12:11
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  Alex Dilling appointed executive chef of the Greenhouse
  The Caterer.com
  Alex Dilling has been appointed executive chef of the two Michelin-starred Greenhouse restaurant in London's Mayfair. Dilling will begin his new role on 16 August and replaces Arnaud Bignon, who has left after six years with the restaurant. He will ...
  
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• Executive who launched Titanic Belfast quits new job in Westport after 8 months - Belfast Telegraph

  20-07-2018 11:36
  Belfast Telegraph
  Executive who launched Titanic Belfast quits new job in Westport after 8 months
  Belfast Telegraph
  The man who launched the hugely successful Titanic Belfast tourist attraction has quit the high-profile job he moved to in the Republic just eight months ago. Tim Husbands, who was at the helm of the Titanic centre from its inception, took former ...
  
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• How Monzo is rewriting the rulebook when reporting data breaches

  20-07-2018 11:30 via Latest IT Leadership Articles from ComputerworldUK
  The UK challenger bank is taking a policy of maximum transparency when it comes to keeping customers informed of technical issues in an industry that has traditionally waited for all of the facts first
  
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• 'He went through a lengthy audition process!' Neighbours boss defends the decision to cast Tim Robards... as The ... - Daily Mail

  20-07-2018 08:24
  Daily Mail
  'He went through a lengthy audition process!' Neighbours boss defends the decision to cast Tim Robards... as The ...
  Daily Mail
  A Neighbours executive has defended the decision to cast former Bachelor Tim Robards on the Australian soap. In a statement to Mumbrella, executive producer Jason Herbison said that Tim went through a 'lengthy audition process' to get the role and ...and more »
  
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• Uber's top finance executive leaves for food startup DoorDash - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-07-2018 00:24
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Uber's top finance executive leaves for food startup DoorDash
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Food delivery startup DoorDash named Prabir Adarkar as chief financial officer, poaching the most senior leader of Uber's finance department. DoorDash chief executive officer Tony Xu said Mr Adarkar's prior experience helping companies go public as a ...
  DoorDash Hires Uber's Top Financial Executive as CFO - BloombergBloomberg
  Uber loses another top executive - CNN MoneyCNNMoneyall 16 news articles&nbs
  
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• Employers commit to train 3.8 million workers under Trump executive order - CNN

  19-07-2018 23:45
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  Employers commit to train 3.8 million workers under Trump executive order
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  (CNN) A group of business leaders have committed to train 3.8 million workers with in-demand job skills over the next five years under an executive order on job creation signed by President Donald Trump Thursday. FedEX, General Motors, Home Depot, IBM, ...
  WTAS: Support for President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order on Workforce DevelopmentWhitehouse.gov (press release)all 173 news articles »
  
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• Boxing and weightlifting remain at risk of Olympic axe as IOC Executive Board maintain current position - Insidethegames.biz (blog)

  19-07-2018 23:27
  Insidethegames.biz (blog)
  Boxing and weightlifting remain at risk of Olympic axe as IOC Executive Board maintain current position
  Insidethegames.biz (blog)
  Worldwide governing bodies representing boxing and weightlifting have called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to clarify the exact requirements they need to meet in order to retain their places on the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 programmes ...
  IOC Executive Board to propose nine new Members for election by IOC Session in Buen
  
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• Investor revolt over Royal Mail boss's pay deal is biggest for years - The Guardian

  19-07-2018 19:50
  The Guardian
  Investor revolt over Royal Mail boss's pay deal is biggest for years
  The Guardian
  Royal Mail investors have staged one of the biggest pay revolts in UK corporate history, with nearly three-quarters refusing to support the remuneration package handed to its new chief executive. The postal service, privatised in a much-criticised ...
  Royal Mail suffers 70% shareholder vote against executive payFinancial Times
  Royal Mail faces shareholder showdown over new chief executive's payinsider
  
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• Just one in 20 executive director roles held by women at UK insurance firms - The Actuary

  19-07-2018 16:48
  The Actuary
  Just one in 20 executive director roles held by women at UK insurance firms
  The Actuary
  The insurance sector has yet to shake off its image as being dominated by men, with women representing just 6% of executive director positions on UK company boards. 19 JULY 2018 | CHRIS SEEKINGS. Women represent 6% of executive director positions ...
  
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• Children's trust defends chief executive appointment for social worker criticised by judge - Communitycare.co.uk

  19-07-2018 16:48
  Communitycare.co.uk
  Children's trust defends chief executive appointment for social worker criticised by judge
  Communitycare.co.uk
  A children's services trust has defended the appointment of its new chief executive, a social worker whose practice was criticised by a judge but cleared by the HCPC and her former employer. A spokesperson for Slough Children's Services Trust told ...
  
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• Revealed: region and gender impact on chief executive pay - Local Government Chronicle

  19-07-2018 11:01
  Local Government Chronicle
  Revealed: region and gender impact on chief executive pay
  Local Government Chronicle
  Chief executives of London boroughs earn an average of more than £23,000 a year extra than their counterparts in charge of local authorities in other parts of the country, LGC research reveals. Our analysis of top-tier councils' lead officer roles also ...
  
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• Oil veteran appointed new chief executive of Decom North Sea - Energy Voice

  19-07-2018 07:01
  Energy Voice
  Oil veteran appointed new chief executive of Decom North Sea
  Energy Voice
  The membership organisation for the oil and gas decommissioning sector announced today that Mr Warrender will start in post on August 1. Mr Warrender has more than 30 years of domestic and international experience in the sector including in the ...
  
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• Zaslav to stay as Discovery Communications chief executive - Financial Times

  19-07-2018 00:01
  Financial Times
  Zaslav to stay as Discovery Communications chief executive
  Financial Times
  David Zaslav is set to stay chief executive of Discovery Communications for another five years. The veteran media executive has worked at Discovery for more than a decade, and has recently made deals aimed at launching the owner of TV channels ...and more »
  
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• Council chief executive leaves with '£180000 pay off' after critical inspection - WalesOnline

  18-07-2018 18:24
  WalesOnline
  Council chief executive leaves with '£180000 pay off' after critical inspection
  WalesOnline
  A local authority has come under fire following news its chief executive will leave the council with a reported £180,000 pay off. Chief Executive of Powys County Council Jeremy Patterson took long term sick leave from his post in October 2017 amid the ...
  
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• EU fines Google a record €4.3 billion for Android antitrust violations

  18-07-2018 17:00 via Latest IT Business Articles from ComputerworldUK
  Was the record fine deserved for Google abusing the market dominance of Android to extend the reach of Google search?
  
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• T-Mobile flaw exposed customer account data

  18-07-2018 15:36 via IT Manager Daily
  T-Mobile’s website faced a bug that exposed the personal account details of many of its customers.If attackers had a customer’s cell phone number, they were able to look up full names, mailing addresses, billing account numbers and some information about tax ID numbers.
  They could also access account info, such as whether bills were past due or service was suspended.
  The bug has been fixed, but right now it’s unknown how long the information was exposed or how many customers mi
  
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• Keeping up with mobile device innovation

  18-07-2018 15:33 via IT Manager Daily
  Customers already use their phones significantly more than other devices when interacting with businesses, and that trend is expected to continue.But many companies aren’t prepared for the new wave of interconnectivity, which could end up causing major problems down the line.
  Shared ecosystem
  A report from Forrester Research reveals that most companies focus on minor digital updates, like increasing app downloads, rather than improving the ways in which their technology connects with othe
  
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• Catalyst appoints new chief executive - Inside Housing

  18-07-2018 14:03
  Inside Housing
  Catalyst appoints new chief executive
  Inside Housing
  Current chief executive Rod Cahill is set to retire at the end of 2018, after 26 years of leading the large London housing association. Mr McDermott will be leaving Aldwyck Housing Group, where he has been chief executive since October 2016. Before ...
  
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• Teenage son of British oil executive dies in boat accident on Greek holiday - Sky News

  18-07-2018 13:58
  Sky News
  Teenage son of British oil executive dies in boat accident on Greek holiday
  Sky News
  Officials say the 15-year-old died instantly after he fell off a speedboat his father was steering off the Greek island of Paxos. 12:58, UK, Wednesday 18 July 2018. Toby Finnet in a family photograph. Pic: Facebook. Image: Toby Finnett died in Greece.
  Teenage son of British oil executive killed in Corfu speedboat tragedyTelegraph.co.uk
  Oil executive's son Toby Finnett dies in Greece speedboat tragedyTh
  
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• Investors should intervene to stop high executive pay, before the regulator does - City A.M.

  18-07-2018 11:59
  City A.M.
  Investors should intervene to stop high executive pay, before the regulator does
  City A.M.
  Shareholder discontent over executive pay continues to rise. Last week, the outgoing boss of BT, Gavin Patterson, was in the firing line. At the company's annual general meeting, 34 per cent of investors voted against the remuneration report, which ...
  
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• How AppDynamics and Perspica combined to bring AI to users

  18-07-2018 10:28 via Latest IT Management Articles from ComputerworldUK
  The two Cisco acquisitions have combined to bring machine learning driven insights to IT operations
  
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• CEOs don't understand how angry workers feel about executive pay - The Guardian

  17-07-2018 08:28
  The Guardian
  CEOs don't understand how angry workers feel about executive pay
  The Guardian
  $53,000. That's how much the median wage in Australia is. In other words, for half the population that's the most they'll bring home in a year while trying to feed, clothe and shelter themselves and their families. It took the CEO of Domino's Pizza ...
  Australia executive pay hits record as workers' wages stagnateFinancial Timesall 61 news articles »
  
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