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Michel Cournoyer
Acer / To cut employee numbers by 7 percent
Acer CEO J.T. Wang is resigning from his post at the Taiwanese PC maker and will be replaced by president Jim Wong as part of a corporate restructuring that will try to revitalize the company’s sagging fortunes. Citing the company’s recent run of poor financial results, Wang said in a statement on Tuesday: “It is … Continue reading
China / Needs 7.2% growth to ensure employment says Premier
China needs 7.2% economic growth to ensure employment targets, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Continue reading
Working At Google / It’s hard when it’s standard to be awesome
It’s hard to get promoted quickly, since the person above you as well as at your level both have great educations and strong work ethics Continue reading
Npower / To axe 2,000 call centre jobs ?
Energy chiefs at Npower were today urged to come clean over growing speculation they are about to outsource 2,000 call centre jobs Continue reading
OECD / How’s life? The Better Life Index gives answers
There is more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics – This Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life. For over fifty years, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation … Continue reading
Encana / To cut workforce by 20 per cent
Canadian natural gas giant Encana Corp. says it will cut its workforce by 20 per cent, close its office in Plano, Texas, and spin off a large portion of its Alberta assets into a separate public company Continue reading
Older Workers / Support can help
The older you are, the harder it is to get a job if you\’re unemployed. In 2013 the average length of unemployment for workers over the age of 50 was 53 weeks, compared to 10 weeks for teenagers, according to the United States Department of Labor. Helping older people who lose their jobs deal with … Continue reading
US / Okun’s Law says the economy is well below its potential
The basic logic that underlies Okun’s law has proven to be robust over the decades Continue reading
Autistic Workers / Why hiring them can be good for business
The German group SAP, Europe’s largest software developer, announced in May that it would hire 650 people with Asperger syndrome to program and test management software Continue reading
Canada / There are, and will be, acute skilled trade challenges says BuildForce Canada
“The reality is that there are, and will be, acute skilled trade challenges within the construction industry in parts of Canada that simply cannot be ignored,” said Rosemary Sparks, Executive Director of BuildForce Canada, a national industry-led organization that provides critical labour market forecasts Continue reading
Portugal / The crisis has destroyed one in seven jobs says ILO
Portugal’s economic crisis has destroyed one in seven jobs, with most of them lost since its 2011 emergency bailout programme kicked in, says the International Labour Organization Continue reading
Job Search and LinkedIn Profile / Please Polish it
“If a candidate doesn’t complete their profile with their relevant experience, it makes it hard to determine their qualifications when recruiting,” says Jason Woolwine, senior recruiter at Apptio, Inc. Continue reading
Co-op Group / To close 50 bank branches with “significant” job losses
The Co-operative Group on Monday announced plans to close around 50 of its bank branches as part of a £1.5 billion rescue plan that will give investors majority control of the lender… The move has caused concern among some about whether the bank will be able to retain the ethical approach which attracted many of … Continue reading
UK / One in five skilled jobs filled by immigrants
One in five skilled British jobs are now filled by immigrants s experts warn UK is becoming too reliant on foreign workers Continue reading
Hamilton / Nearly 35,000 manufacturing jobs lost in the past decade
It’s Work Week at CBC Hamilton. And in the wake of U.S. Steel’s shutdown of steel manufacturing in the city, we are taking a look at jobs in Hamilton: where they have gone, what remains, and which industries are desperate for employees. For the first entry in the series, we’re using graphics to illustrate the decline … Continue reading
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