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...term finally entered the Oxford English Dictionary, which defined it as "an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, especially one created by the expansion of the service sector." And it has remained there ever since. But not for much longer if McDonald's gets...
...company is leading a "word battle" on behalf of the wider service sector. The object, according to David Fairhurst, a senior vice-president of McDonald's, is to change the definition of McJob to "reflect a job that is stimulating, rewarding ... and offers skills that last a lifetime...
...this stress on the dignity of service industry labor that supporters of the campaign to redefine McJob like to emphasize: "Service sector employees ... should be respected and valued, not written off," said Sir Digby Jones, former chief of the Confederation of British Industry. Skeptics suggest that the language used to describe such jobs will change when the conditions and prospects associated with those jobs change. But whether the Oxford English Dictionary changes its definition of McJob may depend on the outcome of this summer's word...
...Reliance operation is evidence of a retail revolution that is beginning to sweep India. The country's shopping sector is currently dominated by more than 12 million mom-and-pop stores, most of them tiny, dusty and offering a small and unreliable selection of goods. But now some of India's biggest companies have begun opening the first of what they say will be thousands of flashy new supermarkets across the country in the next few years. At the same time, foreign retail chains such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour are pressing to enter the market through joint ventures...
...What are your priorities? My priority is the economy. I'm keen to roll out policies that will ensure growth, so there will be job opportunities, and also look at infrastructure, particularly in the energy sector, which I see as a critical element in our quest for rapid development...