Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
US / Roughly 40 percent of Millennials have tattoos
It used to be the case that employers were apprehensive to hire people with a lot of tattoos but there’s a new statistic that may indicate a shift when it comes to hiring people with ink. Let’s face it, tattoos don’t have the best reputation and there’s a stigma attached to those who have them. … Continue reading
Thailand / Lessons learned from Germany’s dual system
IN RECENT YEARS, Thai young people have grown less and less interested in studying at vocational schools. This is despite it being an educational model tailored to support students’ training for occupational competency in various business sectors Continue reading
Circus Circus / Hiring for 400 Fright Dome positions
The annual haunted house is looking for 400 people to serve up the screams. Continue reading
China / Be innovative, Li tells graduates
Premier encourages students to find work in western China. Premier Li Keqiang told new graduates to be enterprising and innovative in hunting for jobs in what some say is the toughest time for them to find work in recent years. Continue reading
Mekon River / Xayaboury dam creates 5,600 construction
So far, the US$3.5 billion project has employed more than 7,000 people, up to 80 percent of whom are Lao nationals. Continue reading
Sharp / To cut 11,000 jobs
Kyodo news has reportedly obtained Sharp’s restructuring plan, revealing plans to cut approximately 11,000 jobs worldwide Continue reading
Philips / to cut an extra 2,200 jobs
Philips Electronics announced today that it plans saving measures that will impact approximately 2,200 positions globally. Continue reading
Canada / Oil and gas sector will offer a treasure-trove of job opportunities
Canada’s oil and gas sector will offer a treasure-trove of job opportunities over the next decade, according to the latest labour market report from the Petroleum Human Resources Council Continue reading
Canada / Verizon’s Arrival Will Cost Thousands of Jobs says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress
The federal government’s decision to pave the way for the multinational giant Verizon to enter Canada’s telecommunications market will cost thousands of jobs and will not benefit consumers in the long run, says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress Continue reading
India / Educomp cuts 3,500 jobs
Education solutions provider Educomp Solutions on Friday said it has cut 3,500 jobs in the last three months and has also initiated measures to spur growth Continue reading
Anglo Platinum / Job-reduction target cut by 31%
Lowering the headcount to 4,138 at most, less than a target of 6,000 jobs. Continue reading
US / Why Jobs Go Unfilled In Spite of High Unemployment
The U.S. has an unemployment rate over 7 percent, yet as we’ve been traveling around the country, we constantly hear from employers that they can’t fill positions, particularly those that require higher skills. How is that possible? Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Television commercial was misleading and a breach of the Code of Advertising Standards
A federal government television commercial touting a not yet existent Canada Job Grant was misleading and a breach of the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards, Canada’s advertising watchdog has ruled Continue reading
Canada’s Youth / The unemployment rate doubles the average and there is no job economic recovery
Young people today face an extremely challenging labour market. The unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 is double that of the national average and job gains since the economic recovery began have been nearly non-existent. Solving this problem, however, is no easy task. Continue reading
A Migrant worker in China / “The money you make sacrificing happy times won’t buy back happy times that have lapsed”
Like many hard-working domestic helpers in Hong Kong, a large number of China’s more than 260 million migrant workers live in cities far from their rural home towns Continue reading
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