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Michel Cournoyer
US / Private sector employment increased by 238,000 jobs in december says ADP National Employment Report
Private sector employment increased by 238,000 jobs from November to December, according to the December ADP National Employment Report®. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at via ADP National … Continue reading
Update on Unemployment Insurance Extension in US
The US Senate passed a procedural vote Tuesday to extend long-term unemployment insurance that ended late last year. The vote does not guarantee final passage, and the measure still must pass the House of Representatives, according to a report by USA Today. The 60-37 vote with six Republicans voting with the majority of Democrats shows … Continue reading
IT Hiring Survey in US / The employment picture remains bright to start 2014
The employment picture for technology professionals remains bright to start 2014, according to nearly 900 tech-focused hiring managers and recruiters. Just as they did in our mid-2013 hiring survey, nearly three out of four respondents (73%) reported planning to hire more technology pros in the six months ahead. The difference? Nearly one-quarter or 24 percent of … Continue reading
Google / The Objectives and Key Results Ranking System (OKR)
When Google was less than a year old, John Doerr, one of its investors, made a presentation pitching the company on using a organizational system called Objectives and Key Results, or OKRs. The OKR system came from Intel. Google took to OKRs pretty much immediately and has been using it ever since.OKRs are a simple … Continue reading
Unemployment Insurance Extension in US / Transcripts: President Obama’s and House Speaker John Boehner Jan. 7 remarks
PRESIDENT OBAMA: … Five years ago this month, our economy was shedding 800,000 jobs, just in one month. But as Americans buckled down and worked hard and sacrificed, we began to come back. And our businesses have created more than 8 million new jobs since we hit the bottom. Our auto industry’s gone from bust … Continue reading
Ice Cream Plant in US / 1,600 desperate job seekers applicants for ‘three dozen or so initial jobs’
When the Good Humor ice cream plant closed here two summers ago, more than 400 jobs and a stable, punch-the-clock way of life melted away, another in a string of plant closings that have battered this once-proud manufacturing town. The hulking plant sat vacant until a co-op of Virginia dairy farmers purchased it in summer … Continue reading
Skills Gap in UK Wind Power / Apprenticeship scheme launched
The UK’s Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) – the national body responsible for developing and benchmarking standards and skills in the power sector – recently launched its Wind Turbine Installation and Commissioning Apprenticeship. The second part of the UK’s first wind power-dedicated apprenticeship, it’s designed to develop skills of new recruits to the sector, … Continue reading
Economic Slowdown in India / 12 million workers to return to farms says Crisil
The economic slowdown would push an additional 12 million people to farms between 2013 and 2019, ratings agency Crisil has estimated. Non-farm employment would decrease more than 25% between 2012-13 and 2018-19 to 38 million, the agency stated. “That’s because fewer jobs are being created with the economy treading a lower-growth path and labour intensity … Continue reading
Employment Insurance ‘Reform’ in PEI / Far fewer unemployed getting it
The percentage of unemployed people collecting employment insurance on P.E.I. fell dramatically in 2013. Reforms to the EI system by the federal government came into effect one year ago Monday. Figures from Statistics Canada show that through 2012 an average of 95.6 per cent of the unemployed on P.E.I. were receiving employment insurance. During the … Continue reading
Managing Experienced Employees / 12 Tips
1. Value the Gifts 2. Acknowledge Experience 3. Appreciate All Contributions 4. Stay Humble 5. Elicit Feedback 6. Be Honest 7. Listen 8. Leave Room for Surprises 9. Know What Motivates Them 10. Enable Them 11. Honor Experience 12. Debate With Them Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at via 12 Tips … Continue reading
10 jobs that didn’t exist 5 years ago (Infographic)
The workplace is constantly changing and how we define what we do is no exception. Since we just welcomed the new 2014, we thought it’d be fun to see how much our work has changed in the past few years. We examined the data of over 259 million members’ profiles to determine the top 10 … Continue reading
Today in US / Yellen and unemployment in the Senate
The Senate is back today from the holiday break, and will confirm Janet Yellen as the next chair, and the first woman chair, of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Senators start work at 2 p.m., and will move to Yellen at 3 p.m. At 5:30 p.m., the Senate will vote to confirm her — … Continue reading
GM in Brazil / To layoff over 1,000
The Brazilian affiliate of U.S. automaker General Motors has confirmed the layoff of more than 1,000 employees from one of the multinational’s factories in Sao Jose dos Campos in Sao Paulo state, official sources said. The decision will affect 1,053 workers, a number that includes employees who had already joined the Voluntary Resignation Program, or … Continue reading
Long-term unemployment is increasing around the world says ILO
Unemployment spells for workers are becoming longer in some countries compared to the pre-crisis situation in 2008, according to the new edition of the ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Continue reading
Unemployment in Spain / A record number drop
The number of unemployed in Spain dropped by a record number in December making up the second biggest monthly drop in 14 years and bringing hope to the 4.7 million people still without a job in the EU’s fourth-largest economy. The number of people registered as unemployed fell by 107,570 in December, according to figures … Continue reading
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