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Michel Cournoyer
Canada / Give the Job Grant a chance says The Globe and Mail
A united demand from Canada’s 13 premiers that their provinces be allowed to opt out of a major new national job-training program is a misguided way to lead off an important federal-provincial negotiation Continue reading
Anti-Poverty Programs / How to go viral
A study shows how that anti-poverty programs are much more popular when socially well-connected citizens are the first to know about them Continue reading
Valeant Pharma ( Bausch & Lomb ) / To cut 10-15 percent jobs
Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO: Quote) (VRX.N: Quote), which has offered to buy Bausch & Lomb Holdings for $8.7 billion, said it may slash 10 to 15 percent of the combined company’s workforce. Valeant, which expects to get regulatory nod by early August, said severance plans for the United States and Canada have been … Continue reading
India / Working in Archaeology
India – Working in Archaeology – There are increasing opportunities both in the public and private sectors in heritage management, curation and academics , regional archaeological services and development work both in India and overseas. Continue reading
China / The world’s worst brain drain
China is experiencing “the world’s worst brain drain”. Eighty-seven percent of the mainland’s top specialists in science and engineering who went abroad for work or study have no plans to return Continue reading
UK / Nine out of the 10 easiest areas to find a job were in south
Almost half of all UK job vacancies were in London and southeast England last month, raising fears that any jobs growth on the back of the recovering economy could widen the regional divide Continue reading
US / 4 in 5 adults face near-poverty, no work
Four out of five US adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives Continue reading
Ireland / Just 13% of immigrants become citizens
Ireland – Just 13% of immigrants here become full citizens, compared to 34% in the rest of Europe. Continue reading
Amazon / Hiring 5,000 staff in US
Amazon is expanding its operations team in the US by 25 percent, after the company announced that it will hire an additional 5,000 staff “to meet growing customer demand.” Continue reading
Canad Job Grant for PEI / The program will not work says Ghiz
“The Canada Job Grant does not appear to work for us,” Ghiz said in a statement to The Guardian Thursday Continue reading
US / The Automatic Spending Reductions : Employment would be 0.3 million to 1.6 million higher otherwise finds CBO
Canceling the automatic spending reductions effective August 1 would increase outlays relative to those under current law by $14 billion in fiscal year 2013 and by $90 billion in fiscal year 2014 finds CBO Continue reading
FedEx / Employee fired after throwing packages (video)
FedEx / Employee fired after throwing packages (video) Continue reading
UK / Jobcentres’ job also offered to other European member states workers
Under an EU scheme partly funded by British taxpayers, all positions advertised in UK jobcentres also have to be offered to workers in European member states Continue reading
Job Search / 10 ways to screw up
10 ways to screw up – Here is the accumulated wisdom of three longtime coaches, Sarah Stamboulie, Anita Attridge and Ellis Chase. Continue reading
Nokia / JobLens helps users search for jobs in their local area
Launching in the UK today, JobLens is a Windows Phone 8 app that helps users search for jobs in their local area. The app uses augmented reality to show the user exactly where the job is in relation to their current location, and display information about the company. It also taps into the user’s social … Continue reading
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