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Michel Cournoyer
Long-Term Unemployment in US – The case of women and families
Long-term unemployment is a continuing crisis for both men and women, and their families. However, women’s typically lower earnings when they are employed and their far greater likelihood of being single parents makes them and their children more economically vulnerable when both income from work and modest unemployment insurance benefits are lost. For that reason, … Continue reading
Canada – Temporary Foreign Workers program will include cap and heavy fines
Changes to the temporary foreign workers program will include a cap on the number of workers coming to Canada for low-wage jobs, and heavy fines for employers who break the rules, CTV News has learned. Employment Minister Jason Kenney will announce the changes during a news conference Friday. The limit on low-wage workers will apply … Continue reading
PEI – Out-migration at record level
In 2012-13, P.E.I. experienced a net loss of close to 1,100 Islanders to inter-provincial migration, according to data from Statistics Canada. This is the largest loss of P.E.I. residents to other provinces in more than 30 years. Tourism and business representatives from across the province have expressed concerns about the out-migration of workers, also attributing … Continue reading
Hydro-Quebec – To cut hundreds of jobs
Hydro-Quebec, Canadas largest power utility, will eliminate hundreds of positions this year as the province looks to trim $2.7 billion in spending, QMI Agency has learned. The Crown corporation had already announced a series of buyouts but QMI has learned that the early retirements wont be enough to meet job-cutting targets. The Montreal-based utility was … Continue reading
Silicon Valley’s Workforce – Overwhelmingly white and Asian
The Silicon Valley workforce is overwhelmingly white and Asian, according to newly released corporate reports. The figures show the five companies employ relatively few blacks and Hispanics, and even fewer in managerial or engineering jobs. At both Google and LinkedIn, whites and people of Asian descent make up 91% of the workforce, while Hispanics, blacks … Continue reading
LinkedIn on iPhone in US – Job Search App Debuts
LinkedIn launched a job search app Thursday that is available to iOS users in the United States. The app lets you search for and filter jobs, save jobs that interest you, learn more about a company, and apply for a position using the information in your LinkedIn profile. “More than 40 percent of you are currently … Continue reading
ADP Job Report in US – Business Report and National Franchise Report will be issued together at 8:15 a.m. ET
ADP, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management solutions, will now issue the new ADP Small Business Report and the ADP National Franchise Report as separate monthly reports on the same day it issues the ADP National Employment Report. All three reports will be issued at 8:15 a.m. ET. This change will take effect … Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada – Up slightly +1.1% in April
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance EI benefits totalled 517,100 in April, up slightly +1.1% or +5,600 from March. The number of beneficiaries has been relatively unchanged for almost a year, following a long-term downward trend that began in the summer of 2009. Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick saw increases in the number of beneficiaries, … Continue reading
Post-Mining Australia – Standard of Living to drop 8 percent by 2030 Accenture says
Australia’s standard of living, defined as real GDP per capita, is in danger of declining by as much as 8 percent over the next 15 years unless the government addresses structural changes in the post-mining economy, the dislocation of jobs in several key industries, the employment skills gap and an aging workforce, according to a … Continue reading
Jobless Claims in US – 312,000, a decrease of 6,000
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 312,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 317,000 to 318,000. The 4-week moving average was 311,750, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous … Continue reading
IT in UK – 74 per cent have experienced difficulty recruiting staff
74 per cent of current IT leaders have experienced difficulty recruiting staff with the necessary skills and experience they require according to new research commissioned by Reconnix, the Open Source and Cloud Service provider. When asked on the issue of hiring qualified staff, only 12 per cent of those responsible for hiring technology related positions … Continue reading
Canada – Record level have been with the same employer for at least five years is now at a study finds
Job for life?Job stability isn’t a “thing of the past,” but rather is stronger now than ever before, a new report finds. Indeed, says the study by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the number of Canadians who have been with the same employer for at least five years is now at a record level. “The … Continue reading
Millennials in US – They struggle to find good jobs
According to a new survey by Business Insider and News To Live By, a Gen Y career advice destination, millennials continue to struggle to secure good-paying full-time jobs in line with their education levels. The survey of 548 millennials in the U.S., conducted by Survey Monkey in May, finds that 16% of millennials remained unemployed … Continue reading
Resume – Admitting faith cuts callback chances by more than 25 percent study finds
According to two recently released studies, admitting one’s faith on a resume can cut the chances for a callback by more than 25 percent. Scholars with the “Religious Affiliation and Hiring Discrimination” field experiments, conducted in the South and New England, found that “applicants who expressed a religious identity were 26 percent less likely to … Continue reading
Mobility in Canada – Infrastructure tradespersons are no more likely to have migrated from another province or region
In 2011, “infrastructure tradespersons” aged 25 to 44 were no more likely to have migrated from another province or region than those who had other types of postsecondary credentials. Infrastructure tradespersons are defined as those who had a certification in trades and whose major field of study was in construction trades, mechanics and repair, precision production, or heavy equipment machinery … Continue reading
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