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Michel Cournoyer
Achmea / The biggest dutch insurer to cut 4,000 jobs over three years
The mutual insurer, which offers health care, property and casualty, pensions and life insurance, expects to cut 4,000 jobs of 19,000 employees in the Netherlands and other countries, the Zeist-based company said in a statement today. Compulsory job losses can’t be ruled out, it said. The cuts are in addition to a program announced in … Continue reading
US / 215,000 private sector jobs added in November says ADP
U.S. private employers added 215,000 jobs in November, topping economists\’ expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday, reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve may soon begin to wind down its asset purchases. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast the ADP National Employment Report would show a gain of 173,000 jobs. The high end … Continue reading
Spain / The number of registered unemployed fell slightly
The number of Spaniards registered as unemployed fell slightly in November after rising in the previous month, with 4.8 million people out of work in the newly expanding economy Continue reading
US / CBO estimates that extending the emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) program for one year would cost $25.7 billion
The Congressional Budget Office has completed an estimate of the budgetary effects of H.R. 3546, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013 Continue reading
Realty sector In India / 18-20% job losses in 12 months
Slower pace of approvals has broken the cycle of sales and cash flow, ultimately resulting in job losses Continue reading
UK / 83% of jobseekers over 60 believe that they have been rejected for a job because of their age
The survey also found that 73% of those aged 51-60 feel that they too have been discounted from a role due to their age Continue reading
New Zealand / A quarter of population born overseas according to census
This year’s Census results showed a quarter of New Zealand’s population was born overseas and one in eight people living in New Zealand are Asian Continue reading
At least five types of work will disappear after ten years, another five in danger
Some new research from Canadian job search board Workopolis suggests, as you might think, that when the world changes, so do the types of jobs that are in demand. Continue reading
Canada / Create the Employment Insurance Savings Account says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation suggests that working Canadians be entitled to keep the $4,277 currently plundered from them and their employer every year in EI premiums, rather than sending the money to Ottawa, to be processed and shipped elsewhere Continue reading
Canada / Commuting times key factor for half of respondents to a survey
The survey by Oxford Properties and Environics Research Group found that 76 per cent of respondents wanted a reasonable commute to the office. Continue reading
Potash Corp. / To Cut Over 1,000 Jobs
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT) said Tuesday it will cut about 18% of its workforce, or more than 1,000 jobs, as it continues to grapple with slumping demand for potash and phosphate, two key fertilizer ingredients Continue reading
Gender Gap in Canada / Wider for women MBAs study shows
Canadian women with MBAs earn less than their male counterparts in their first year on the job, a study shows Continue reading
US / Fast-food strikes aim at 100 cities
Protesters are calling for $15 an hour, although many see the figure as a rallying point rather than a near-term possibility Continue reading
Forest Labs / To cut jobs to save $110 million
Forest Laboratories says it plans to cut jobs as part of a plan to trim $500 million in costs over the next two years, and will buy back at least $400 million in company stock to boost shareholder returns Continue reading
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