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• Osborne Warns U.K. Unions of Damage From General Strike

  Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne warned labor unions against taking coordinated action against spending cuts that would risk damaging the U.K. economy.

• Union Support Grows for Anti-Austerity U.K. Strike

  The possibility of a general strike by U.K. workers grew as Unison, representing 1.3 million public- sector employees, said it might support plans by another union to protest Prime Minister David Cameron’s austerity measures.

• Osborne to Defend Welfare Cuts, Pledging to Make Work Pay

  Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will today defend an overhaul of Britain’s welfare system, arguing that tax cuts for people on low incomes will make them better off.

• Zillow, Upsher-Smith, Libya, UTV: Intellectual Property

  Zillow Inc., operator of the largest real-estate information website, filed a patent- infringement lawsuit against competitor Trulia Inc. over a software program that helps make home valuations more accurate.

• Women Get Half of U.K. Business Bank Advisory Appointments

  Women make up half of the six-person panel that will advise the U.K. government’s business bank, which was set up to boost lending to small firms.

• U.K. Court Rules Unpaid Employment Programs Are Illegal

  A U.K. government plan forcing the unemployed to work for free by threatening to halt benefit payments is illegal, an appeals court ruled.

• Barber Says U.K. Pensions Offer Not Judged Acceptable by Unions

  Trades Union Congress General Secretary Brendan Barber said new proposals from the U.K. government today aimed at averting a strike by public-sector unions over pension changes are not acceptable.

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  Singapore Managers Turn Delivery Men in Labor Crunch: Economy

  At Pine Garden’s Cake Pte., Wei Chan used to have three drivers delivering chocolate and martini- flavored cakes around Singapore. Now, the head of the company transports the goods himself because he can’t get enough workers.

• Ghana Public-Sector Workers Receive 20% Pay Rise, Graphic Says

  Ghana will give its public-sector workers a 20 percent pay rise in their base salary, the Daily Graphic reported, citing a statement from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Trades Union Congress.

• King's BOE Speech Draws `Lot of Interest' at TUC Talks Amid Union Boycott

  Trades Union Congress General Secretary Brendan Barber said Bank of England Governor Mervyn King ’s speech this week will attract “a lot of interest” from his members after one union leader pledged to boycott it.

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