The Daily — Pension plans in Canada, as of January 1, 2011
statcan.gc.ca – Membership in registered pension plans (RPPs) in Canada amounted to 6,065,750 in 2010, an increase of 42,000 or 0.7% from 2009. Membership increased in public sector plans, but declined in private …
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‘It’s nonsense,’ worker says of EI changes – The Globe and Mail
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Obama: Wind Industry Jobs In Jeopardy If Congress Doesn’t Act – WSJ.com
online.wsj.com – NEWTON, Iowa (Dow Jones)–President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Congress to extend tax incentives that benefit renewable energy companies, saying failure to do so would put thousands of jobs in …
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Are Canadians slackers when it comes to working long hours? – The Globe and Mail
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Tory EI reforms to have biggest impact on seasonal workers
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Detroit City Council OKs $1.12B budget with severe cuts to firefighters, EMS, jobs, parks, many services | Detroit Free Press
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Facing Layoffs, Labor Leader Calls for Teachers Union, SDUSD to Work Together | San Diego 6
sandiego6.com – SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The head of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, an umbrella organization made up of unions throughout the region, called Thursday on the San Diego Unified School Di…
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38 Studios announces company-wide layoffs – Mass High Tech Business News
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The Co-operative Announces Plans for 3,000 Jobs in Legal Services – MarketWatch
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HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually – Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com – SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is cutting 27,000 jobs in an effort to recover from management missteps that hobbled the Silicon Valley pioneer as its rivals raced ahead with more innovati…
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Cloud computing will create nearly 14 million new jobs by 2015, says Netpremacy Global Services – Press Release – Digital Journal
digitaljournal.com – Research from analyst firm IDC indicates that spending on public and private cloud will create nearly 14 million jobs worldwide, over 200,000 of which within the UK. This research illustrates a glo…
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Union furious over skilled migrants plan
sbs.com.au – Union leaders have lashed out at a federal government skilled migration plan that will allow mining magnate Gina Rinehart to bring in 1,700 foreign workers, saying it is a kick in the guts for Aust…
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Business News & Financial News – The Wall Street Journal – Wsj.com
europe.wsj.com – The Eurovision Song Contest, an annual singing pageant as famous for its outrageous stage shows as for its vocal performances, heads into new territory when Baku, Azerbaijan, hosts the 57th edition…
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The Lost 5 Million
americanthinker.com – Five million Americans have been thrown under the bus. They are walking around dazed, outcast, and defeated. Worst of all, they are not even counted in official tallies of the unemployed. They a…
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BusinessDay – African energy hub could employ up to 110 000 skilled workers
businessday.co.za – AFRICA had the potential to become the next “global energy hub”, but for this to happen nearly 110000 skilled workers were required, experts said in Johannesburg yesterday. Former African leaders a…
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Allow skilled workers from China, government urged
mysinchew.com – KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) — The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has urged the government to allow importation of foreign workers from more source countries in Asean, China and Ind…
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Itron to cut 300 jobs in West Union » Anderson Independent Mail
independentmail.com – WEST UNION — The West Union plant of the international company Itron Inc. is cutting 300 jobs in what company officials say is just part of the business cycle. In a statement, company officials sai…
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EU unemployed seek Finnish jobs | Yle Uutiset
yle.fi – Jobseekers from across Europe are targeting Finland as a refuge from economic crises in their home countries. On average, twice as many are turning up as during the banking crisis of four years ago…
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Australian Miners Tap Rich Vein of U.S. Workers – WSJ.com
online.wsj.com – HOUSTON—David Wade marched into the Marriott wearing a white cowboy hat, jeans and a bushy mustache. The 65-year-old pipe fitter from Alvin, Texas, was there to see a man about a job—in Australia. …
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What Graduates Should Know Before Joining the Workforce
careerealism.com – 18 Interview Questions You Must Be Prepared to Answer · Download Your Copy » The following career advice is what I believe to be the top eight things college graduates should know before joining th…
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Posted by Leonard Marks | July 18, 2012, 3:12 pm