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Skills Gap in UK – 9/10 of employers say that they struggle with skills gaps
The UK is in the grip of a skills crisis that is affecting many of our industries and impacting productivity, growth and ultimately the bottom lines of businesses across the country. Our education system is simply not well aligned to the needs of industry and employer investment in skills development has not recovered since the … Continue reading
Job Report in Europe, Q2-2018 – Employment increased by 0.4%
The number of persons employed increased by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the first quarter of 2018, employment increased by 0.4% in the … Continue reading
The Digital Age – How to fortify your public relations
By Lucy Wyndham – By 2020, public relations agencies are estimated to generate over 19.3 billion dollars for companies. In a profession that raises the visibility and communication of a business with its customer base, there have been major shifts in the strategies and processes of PR work. By perfecting your website’s interface, taking advantage of social media, … Continue reading
Skills – What is the right role of employers according to Walmart’s chief sustainability officer ?
McKinsey: What is the right role of employers in making sure that the incumbent workforce can both meet current expectations and thrive in the future? Kathleen McLaughlin: I think that 10 or 15 years ago people might not even have understood what it meant to develop the skills of incumbent workers, or why that would … Continue reading
The Future of Work – Very challenging potential shifts in occupations
Building on our January 2017 report on automation, McKinsey Global Institute’s latest report, Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation (PDF–5MB), assesses the number and types of jobs that might be created under different scenarios through 2030 and compares that to the jobs that could be lost to automation. The results … Continue reading
Job Report in US, August 2018 – Employment up by 201,000 and unemployment stays at 3.9 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 201,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, wholesale trade,transportation and warehousing, and mining. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent in August, and … Continue reading
L’Emploi au Québec, août 2018 – L’emploi a été pratiquement inchangé et le taux de chômage s’est maintenu à 5,6 %
Au Québec, l’emploi a été pratiquement inchangé et le taux de chômage s’est maintenu à 5,6 %. Par rapport à 12 mois plus tôt, l’emploi a peu varié, les baisses dans le travail à temps partiel ayant contrebalancé les hausses dans le travail à temps plein. Pour l’ensemble du Canada, Après avoir enregistré des augmentations pendant deux mois, l’emploi … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada, August 2018 – Employment fell by 52,000 and unemployment up at 6.0%
Following two months of increases, employment fell by 52,000 in August. Part-time employment declined by 92,000 while full-time employment edged up. At the same time, the unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.0%. On a year-over-year basis, employment grew by 172,000 or 0.9%. Full-time employment increased (+326,000 or +2.2%), while the number of people working part-time declined (-154,000 or -4.3%). Over the same period, total hours … Continue reading
Manufacturing in Europe – Old jobs with new tasks increasingly driven by automation
The importance of physical tasks in manufacturing is generally declining due to automation; with more intensive use of digitally controlled equipment, and the increasing importance of quality standards, resulting in a growing amount of intellectual tasks for manual industrial workers. The New tasks in old jobs: Driver of change and implications for job quality publication from the Future … Continue reading
Occupational Structures of Low-and High-Wage Service Sector in US – low-wage establishments organize production to less intensively use labor in skilled occupations
The occupational structure of an establishment provides a description of its production process by detailing the distribution and relative intensity of tasks performed. In this paper, I investigate whether there are substantive differences in the occupational structures of low- and high-wage service sector establishments. I show that low-wage establishments organize production to use less labor … Continue reading
Job Report in Europe, June 2018 – Euro area unemployment at 8.2% EU28 at 6.8% with 3.325 million young persons
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.2% in July 2018, stable compared with June 2018 and down from 9.1% in July 2017. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since November 2008. The EU28 unemployment rate was 6.8% in July 2018, down from 6.9% in June 2018 and from 7.6% … Continue reading
Skills in the Construction Industry – Upskilling defines the future
By Lucy Wyndham – Upskilling Defines the Future of Construction Industry Despite working hard to become certified in your specific industry, the half-life of learned skills is now about five years, which means the skills you learned while attaining a degree or industry qualification could well already be out-of-date. As we round the corner full speed into the … Continue reading
L’Orientation Scolaire en France – Elle renforce les inégalités
Dans les faits, cette idéologie méritocratique induit-elle des effets pervers ? Agnès van Zanten (A. V. Z.) : En privilégiant un enseignement plus soucieux de fabriquer une élite que de faire acquérir à tous les élèves un socle commun de connaissances, notre système éducatif répond mal à la massification de l’accès à l’enseignement secondaire et supérieur. … Continue reading
Skills – Obtaining better and timelier insights into the changing demand for skills and occupations with information available from LinkedIn profiles
What if you had the information to identify the fastest growing jobs in your country, or even in your hometown, and the skills you need to learn to get hired in them? And what if this data could also help you decide which jobs you could most easily transfer to with just the skills you … Continue reading
Immigration in West Germany after the End of World War II – Farm and business owners and welfare spending were raised
How does immigration of poor people affect the lives of natives? This old policy question has recently gained extra attention in countries with large immigrant and refugee inflows. One recurring concern in the public debate is that generous welfare states attract low-skilled immigrants who supposedly benefit from public spending while contributing little in taxes. Consequently, … Continue reading
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