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Michel Cournoyer
OECD – Post-secondary vocational education and training plays an under-recognised role in country skill systems
School and university, and the well-trod path between them, play a dominant role in thinking about education policy. But outside these two institutions there exists a less well understood world of colleges, diplomas, certificates and professional examinations – the world of post-secondary vocational education and training. many professional and technical jobs require no more than … Continue reading
Job Interview – Gauging soft skills
Read on for two questions you can ask in future interviews that will help you sniff out theperfect people to add to your team. 1. “Can you tell me about a time when you worked as part of a group?” To start with, red-flag a candidate who tells a story about how the group was … Continue reading
Verizon Communications – To cut 1,000 jobs before year-end
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is planning to cut about 1,000 jobs through buyout offers to employees in order to become more efficient, said people familiar with the matter. The anonymous tippers further disclosed that the largest wireless carrier in the US has plans to enact these job cuts before the end of the year. The … Continue reading
Higher Education in US – Clear information about costs and quality is needed study says
Che cost of acquiring the skills needed to be successful in the future economy is likely to fall sharply. That will be good for the economy. It will also open up opportunities for skill-based economic advancement for the many Americans who today cannot afford college without incurring crushing debt. For this transformation to achieve its … Continue reading
US – Labor markets became much less fluid in recent decades says Cato Institute
As measured by flows of jobs and workers across employers, U.S. labor markets became much less fluid in recent decades. We document a large, broad-based decline in these labor market flows, drawing on multiple data sources. An aging workforce and a secular shift away from younger and smaller employers can partly account for the long-term … Continue reading
Shale Gas in UK – Pound for pound, far more skilled work from renewables and energy efficiency
Pound for pound, both in the short-term construction phase and in terms of average plantlifetime jobs, there’s far more skilled work to be had from renewables and energy efficiency. The UK Energy Research Council’s report, the most thorough independent analysis of available evidence to date, shows that renewable energy and energy efficiency investments are on … Continue reading
US – Employees are taking less vacation time today than at any point in the last four decades
In fact, in 2013 employees with available Paid Time Off (PTO) took an average of 16 days of vacation, compared to an average of 20 days in 2000. This is data from a recent report by the U.S Travel Association, conducted by Oxford Economics, which analyzes the impact of forfeited time off. The report’s analysis … Continue reading
UK – Only one in every forty new jobs since the recession is for a full-time employee, says TUC
The share of UK jobs accounted for by full-time employees fell during the recession and has failed to recover, according to new analysis published today (Wednesday) by the TUC. The analysis shows that the share of full-time employee jobs was 64 per cent in 2008 and fell to 62 per cent in 2014. This is … Continue reading
Job Search and Maternity Benefits in UK – 78% feel asking about in a job interview would jeopardise their chances
Female employees are reluctant to discuss maternity benefits with their employers in case it implies they are planning a pregnancy, according to research by jobs and careers community Glassdoor. The survey consulted 1,000 women, 500 of whom have taken maternity leave and a further 500 who plan to do so. It reveals 78% feel asking … Continue reading
Philadelphia Fed on Labor Market – Significant progress has been made
Last week’s employment numbers showed employers adding 214,000 jobs in October. Revisions for September and August added 31,000 more jobs than originally estimated. Interestingly, what we once thought was a weak jobs report for August now shows we added 203,000 jobs, which means that we have had nine months of job growth above 200,000 for … Continue reading
UK Job Report (July to September 2014) – 112,000 more employed, 694,000 more than for a year earlier and UR at 6.0%,
A record number of people are currently employed. Dr John Philpott, director of The Jobs Economist This is the most encouraging set of labour market figures for several months, combining a return to strong employment growth (up 112,000 in the quarter) with a sharp fall in unemployment (down 115,000) and average weekly earnings growth of … Continue reading
Child Labor in the World – 10 percent of the world’s children, or 168 million
ILO estimates document that, from 2000 to 2012, child labor fell by 78 million or 30 percent, placing the most current estimate of child laborers at 168 million, of which 85 million are in hazardous work.(23) Behind these numbers are children wielding machetes to crack open cocoa pods; girls working as domestic servants in third-party … Continue reading
Canada – 45 per cent of Canadians feel they have been bullied in the workplace finds survey
From the playground to the classroom, bullies are everywhere – even the workplace. A new study reveals that 45 per cent of Canadians feel they have been bullied in the workplace, with bosses being the most frequent tormenters. The nationwide survey was conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder.ca from May 13 to June … Continue reading
On Poloz’s Prescription – Memoirs of an unpaid intern
Fresh out of university and six months into a fruitless job search, I accepted an unpaid six week internship under the impression that it would lead to a paid, full-time position at the same company or some serious resume ammunition. My situation ended exceptionally poorly. As it turned out, the company wasn’t paying me because … Continue reading
Immigrants in Canada – To welcome 285,000, but 14 per cent of university-educated immigrants who’ve come to Canada in the last five years are without a job
Canada aims to welcome as many as 285,000 new permanent residents next year. The last time Canada admitted as many as 280,000 permanent residents was in 2010. According to the Minister, this is the highest planned total “in recent history,” and is designed to “attract skilled immigrants” who will “help contribute to our economy and … Continue reading
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