Eventually, the cabinet decided to hand out another 50 billion rupees in pay and arrears, and to give up the plan to abolish the 350, 000 vacant posts and reduce casual leave.

ECONOMIST: India

This year, the commission recommended a substantial wage increase amounting to some 110 billion rupees, but also decided to slash the size of the bureaucracy by 30% in stages: some 350, 000 posts currently vacant would be immediately abolished, overtime would cease, the working week would increase from five to six days, and casual leave would be cut from 12 days a year to eight.

ECONOMIST: India

Similarly, a Puerto Rican executive who might wear a guayabera shirt to a business casual event in San Juan should probably leave it at home when travelling on business to London.

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