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Fairfax Media to cut 1900 jobs in Australia
Publisher of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age to cut jobs, introduce paywalls and change broadsheets to compact format. The Guardian Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/18/fairfax-media-job-cuts-australia
In Europe Mobile Operators Embrace Consolidation
BERLIN — European mobile telephone operators are primed to enter a … Everything Everywhere cut 1800 jobs, or 11 percent of its work force, in 2011 and is on … Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/technology/18iht-telecoms18.html
The Talent War – Skilled international workers in high demand: recruitment executive
According to this index, which the company has been generating since 2008, the job market for these workers has remained relatively strong and steady in East … Link: http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?cpv=0&ud=20120618001286
Indian IT companies halt lateral hiring
Campus recruitment for entry-level jobs is still on, lateral techhiring seems to have come to a near halt with many IT firms giving fresh instructions to third party … Link: http://bit.ly/KHxXkD
Infosys Delays Hiring of Entry-Level Staff
India’s Infosys said the process of completing the hiring of entry-level employees who have already been offered jobs is likely to be delayed by three months…. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303703004577474130517616906.html Envoyé via Flipboard, votre magazine social pour l’iPad et l’iPhone. Envoyé de mon iPad
Flexible hours not a help for workers over 45
BUSINESS has warned that a proposal to change the nation’s workplace laws to allow older workers to demand flexible working arrangements could backfire. The Australian Law Reform Commission is examining whether the Fair Work Act should be changed to allow workers aged over 45 to seek flexible arrangements that are now confined to people with … Continue reading
NZ brain drain in decline
When Australian growth figures were released a fortnight ago, many in New Zealand sighed and carried on: the cross-Tasman brain drain – now 1000 people a week – was clearly set to continue apace. But will it? New Zealand’s national character could fairly be categorised as Scottish Protestant. It is a culture that easily lends … Continue reading
When 50 per cent youth unemployment is (apparently) protecting the grand kids
Over the last week, a Londoner and a Glaswegian have publicly embarrassed themselves with statements made about the current economic situation. One is an academic historian who hasn’t fully understood history. The other a politician who is seeking to deny the obvious and somehow blur his own culpability in driving the British economy back into … Continue reading
In The News | Canada – Employment and unemployment, A pledge for veterans, Layoffs, Cross-border shopping and Much More
Canada – After 2 months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Following two months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 1.2% or 203,000. Virtually all of this growth was in full-time work, up 192,000 (+1.4%). The total … Continue reading
In The News | US Labor Market Is In A Full-Blown Depression, Joseph Stiglitz on The Price of Inequality, States with the widest income gap, Certificates pay off, Layoffs, layoffs and a bit of hiring plus Much More
The US Labor Market Is In A Full-Blown Depression zerohedge.com – Now that stocks are back to reflecting nothing more than expectations of how many times the Chairsatan dilutes the existing monetary base in a carbon copy replica of not only 2011 but also 2010… … JobMarketMon Joseph Stiglitz on “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s … Continue reading
In The News | Work-life Balance, Most Unemployed Have College Experience, RIM Layoffs: Up to 6,000, Germany to Lack 3 Million Skilled Workers by 2025 and Much More
Work-life balance: World’s 20 best cities – Rediff.com Business rediff.com – The biggest challenge for workers across the world is to find a perfect balance between work and life. Long work hours can impact health, jeopardise safety and increase stress among employees, acco… JobMarketMon Number of the Week: Most Unemployed Have College … Continue reading
In The News | George W. Bush’s record, Classes of 2001 vs. 1999, Global Recession, Blacks Unemployment, Layoffs, Grads and More
The Maddow Blog – A stroll down memory lane maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com – After Friday’s discouraging jobs report, there was increasing talk on the right about the benefits of George W. Bush’s record, as if the nation would be better off turning back the clock to 2008. A… JobMarketMon Classes of 2001 vs. 1999: What a Difference Two … Continue reading
In The News | The Job Stall on the Verge of Another Recession, Germany’s skilled worker shortage, Layoffs, Greece and More
Joblessness Rises: Are We on the Verge of Another Recession? | Economy alternet.org – The White House must be telling itself there are still five months between now and Election Day, so the jobs picture could brighten. After all, we went through a similar mid-year slump in 2011 but… JobMarketMon Why the U.S. economy is … Continue reading
In The News | World growth and U.S. employment,India, layoffs at BAE, GM and Hewlett Packard, IT Hiring, Employment Insurance in East Canada, Zambia and More
World growth at risk as U.S. employment stumbles ottawacitizen.com – WASHINGTON/LONDON – The world’s economic outlook darkened on Friday as reports showed U.S. employment growth slowing sharply, Chinese factory output barely growing and European manufacturing fallin… JobMarketMon BAE Systems to axe 600 jobs | Business guardian.co.uk – BAE Systems has announced plans to close an historic factory … Continue reading
In The News | U.S. Unemployment Rises to 8.2% in May, Global Talent Pool in 2020, Layoffs at GM, Mazda, Bombardier Recreational, United Airlines and Windstream and Much More
Unemployment rises to 8.2% in May as job growth stalls again – latimes.com WASHINGTON — The nation’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in nearly a year, to 8.2% in May, as the economy added a disappointingly small number of jobs for the third straight month. The government said Friday that employers created on … Continue reading
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