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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2015
Page
8
President Obama launches a renewed drive to require paid sick and family leave for private sector workers, seeking federal states and city actions and a $2 billion fund. He urges passage of six weeks paid sick time and six weeks parental leave for federal employees, with details to follow.
President calls on the newly Republican Congress to pass the Healthy Families Act allowing workers to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave for self or a sick family member, preventive care, or domestic violence. One hour of paid sick time per 30 hours worked, plus federal workers to receive six weeks of paid sick leave for family purposes. He cites state and city programs and seeks $2.2 billion to reimburse up to five states for three years. California New Jersey Rhode Island already have programs. He notes economic benefits and cites a Baltimore cafe as example while NFIB opposes mandatory paid leave.
Target will close 133 stores in Canada and cut 17 000 jobs as it exits the market. The retailer cites heavy losses, high prices, shortages and stiff cross border competition as reasons for the pullout. The move comes with tracking costs and court approved cash contributions to aid Canadian workers.
The article surveys large retailers like Walmart and Tesco, detailing exits from Germany in 2006, South Korea in 2006, UK in 2011, Canada closings in 2013, and a Canada sale, plus Tesco’s 2013 exit from the US Fresh & Easy. It notes rapid retrenchment amid strategic revamps and market misreads.
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