Starting in April, COVID-19 patients will have to pay 10 to 30 percent of medical care and drug expenses out of pocket. Health minister Keizo Takemi announced on March 5 that the central government ...

The special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers which was initiated during the pandemic to ensure full pay for those ...

A dedicated sick pay scheme for people suffering from the effects of “long Covid” is due to end in two weeks’ time in a move which will affect around 120 healthcare workers. In July 2022 the ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2020 Two police officers on ATVs patrol Waikiki Beach which was mostly deserted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City Council unanimously voted to authorize and resolve temporary ...

Researchers have suggested the government should extend statutory sick pay beyond 28 weeks, after finding people with long Covid are likely to quit their jobs if their symptoms remain after this point ...

STAR-ADVERTISER Robert Cavaco STAR-ADVERTISER Robert Cavaco The union representing Honolulu police officers will vote on a COVID hazard pay settlement with the city worth more than $30 million with ...

The idea of a flat £500 payment to anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 has been dismissed by the UK government. Health officials had come up with the suggestion in the hope of encouraging people ...

A statement from Peoria Charter owner and CEO James Wang said the company will continue “normal business operations” as it ...

A private country club in Wisconsin has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle federal claims that it improperly ...

AN eerie Covid-like warning has been issued by scientists that ‘people will die’, hospitals will be overwhelmed and schools ...

As Covid upended the workplace and created burnout, some companies tried to cope by investing in the welfare of their workers – remote work, digitization, increased bonuses. Did such investments in ...