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To put the end to these threats the new management made the chop-chop square work double time to demonstrate what will happen to zealots who want the country to stay behind.
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Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The song’s not even asking for that..double time flows…talking about all this stuff that’s not even regarding the song.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
After a hot and muggy Labor Day drew thousands of beachgoers and boaters to Lake Michigan Monday, a safety expert is calling the holiday one of the deadliest for the lakefront in recent history as emergency responders worked double time in rescue and recovery missions over a 24-hour period.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
The terms Pact offered last week on productions costing up to £7 million ($8.3 million) an hour were shorter working days, additional pay for prep and wrap, payment for working unsocial hours, a higher overtime fee cap and paying days worked over public holidays at double time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2022
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Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The song’s not even asking for that..double time flows…talking about all this stuff that’s not even regarding the song.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
After a hot and muggy Labor Day drew thousands of beachgoers and boaters to Lake Michigan Monday, a safety expert is calling the holiday one of the deadliest for the lakefront in recent history as emergency responders worked double time in rescue and recovery missions over a 24-hour period.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
The terms Pact offered last week on productions costing up to £7 million ($8.3 million) an hour were shorter working days, additional pay for prep and wrap, payment for working unsocial hours, a higher overtime fee cap and paying days worked over public holidays at double time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2022
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