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Michel Cournoyer
Canada / One-third will look for a new job in 2014
While 2013 ended on a down note, with the loss of 48,000 jobs across Canada in December, a new study conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Randstad Canada shows that Canadian workers are entering 2014 with a cautiously optimistic outlook for the job market and economy overall this year. The Randstad Canada Labour Trends Study … Continue reading
Bullying in the Workplace / It costs a lot
According to a new report prepared by consulting firm Executive Confidante, workplace bullying is costing organizations worldwide millions of dollars in turnover, absenteeism, decreased productivity, retaliation, and more. The report, Bullying Bosses: A Full Cost Accounting, provides an extensive summary of the available research, helping organizations see the true costs of turning a blind eye … Continue reading
India / 48% think their current employment as ‘just a job’
Nearly half of Indians consider their current employer to be ‘just a job’, while 43 per cent see their role as part of a career, says a survey. According to a survey by online recruitment solutions provider Monster Worldwide and Gfk, a global market research company, nearly half (48 per cent) of Indians consider their … Continue reading
Amazon Tops in US / 16,100 IT jobs posted last year
The employer with the most IT job postings last year was Amazon.com, with 16,146 ads, exceeding most other IT firms by a wide margin, according to a new report. The three top runners-up in 2013 U.S. job postings were Accenture, at 14,240 and Deloitte, at 13,077 job ads, according to CompTIA’s annual IT Industry Outlook … Continue reading
UK / Unemployment rate falls to 7.1%
The unemployment rate in the UK has fallen sharply to 7.1 per cent of the workforce, taking it close to the target under the Bank of England’s much-criticised forward guidance policy Continue reading
IBM / Planning layoffs in March
IBM plans to rebalance its workforce — corporate code for layoffs — in the first quarter, said Martin Schroeter, the company’s chief financial officer, during a conference call with analysts Tuesday. The announcement comes as the company deals with a deepening slump in its hardware division, which includes manufacturing operations in Dutchess County. Schroeter, who … Continue reading
Bombardier / Laying off 1,700 mostly around Montreal
Bombardier plans to lay off 1,700 workers from its aerospace division, mostly around Montreal. The layoffs represent 6 per cent of the Bombardier Aerospace work force. The move comes just days after Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace announced another delay in its C Series all-new jet program. The manufacturer has also experienced delays in the launch of … Continue reading
US / The Top 100 Companies for Remote Jobs in 2014
Here are the top companies for remote jobs and flexible work options: Xerox UnitedHealth Group Dell Aetna American Express First Data Humana Westat K12 ADP Overland Solutions Inc. CyberCoders U.S. Department of Transportation SAP PayJunction Connections Academy Apple IBM HD Supply Salesforce.com Western Governors University CACI International About.com McKesson Corporation Aon WellPoint Forest Laboratories Patch … Continue reading
Novartis / To shuffle and cut jobs
Swiss drugmaker Novartis plans to reorganise parts of its domestic workforce, cutting up to 500 jobs in its pharmaceutical division to free resources for new roles to support the product launches, the company said on Tuesday. The redeployment comes as new chairman Joerg Reinhardt casts a fresh eye over the company’s operations as part of … Continue reading
Canada / 5.7 unemployed people for every job vacancy, up from 5.1 one year earlier
In October, there were 231,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses, a decline of 37,000 compared with October 2012. There were 5.7 unemployed people for every job vacancy, up from 5.1 one year earlier, as the decline in vacancies was at a faster pace than the decline in the number of unemployed people. The national job vacancy rate was 1.6% in October, down from 1.8% 12 months earlier. Chosen … Continue reading
US / Many baby boomers are reluctant to retire finds Gallup
True to their “live to work” reputation, some baby boomers are digging in their heels at the workplace as they approach the traditional retirement age of 65. While the average age at which U.S. retirees say they retired has risen steadily from 57 to 61 in the past two decades, boomers — the youngest of … Continue reading
US / Why African-American unemployment is double that of Whites
“The black unemployment rate is typically twice that of the white unemployment rate — in good times and even in bad times,” says William Rodgers, chief economist at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University Continue reading
Youth Unemployment / The hardest hit by the global crisis says ILO
The world could face years of jobless economic recovery, with young people set to be hit hardest as global unemployment continues to rise this year, a report from the International Labour Organisation warns. As the World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss town of Davos on Wednesday with a focus on growing inequality, the … Continue reading
Inequalities / The 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world
The wealth of the 1% richest people in the world amounts to $110tn (£60.88tn), or 65 times as much as the poorest half of the world Continue reading
Labour on Welfare in UK / Make benefit claimants take skills tests and training
A Labour government will introduce a Basic Skills Test to assess all new claimants for Job Seekers Allowance within six weeks of claiming benefits. Those who dont have the skills they need for a job will have to take up training alongside their jobsearch or lose their benefits Continue reading
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