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Michel Cournoyer
UK / The ‘biggest and boldest’ Work Programme – cheap and ineffective
The ‘biggest and boldest’ Work Programme it is actually much cheaper than its predecessor, Labour’s Future Jobs Fund. The problem is, it isn’t working Continue reading
India / Providing Skills to 500M in Ten Years
The Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram presents an ambitious target of providing skills to 500 million people in ten years meaning thereby that 50 million people are to be skilled every year, which is a huge challenge in itself Continue reading
Renesas / 1,000 jobs cut in Europe
Renesas Electronics will shed more than a thousand jobs in Europe, including its whole workforce of more than 800 in Finland Continue reading
Nestle / Help for 20,000 young European to find jobs
Nestle, the world’s biggest food company and a major employer in Europe, plans to recruit 20,000 young people as the continent grapples with a youth unemployment crisis that is sapping consumer confidence Continue reading
Europe Summit / Youth unemployment / Is a guarantee of a job, training or apprenticeship enough ?
While the EU agreed in April to re-target 6 billion euro to offer a “guarantee” of a job, training or apprenticeship within four months of someone becoming unemployed or leaving formal education, many think the measure alone isn’t sufficient enough Continue reading
Rona / Closing 11 stores and cutting 125 jobs
Rona will try to rebuild its profitability by closing 11 stores in two provinces and cutting more administrative jobs Continue reading
Entrepreneur / 60% Less Likely To Get a Job after Unsuccessful Stratup
A study shows that employees who leave their jobs with regular pay to start a business have a higher risk of not being able to resume their employee status if their business venture became unsuccessful
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Germany / Unemployment Drops in June (Rate at 6.8%)
German unemployment unexpectedly fell in June amid signs a recovery in Europe’s biggest economy is on track even as the euro area struggles to emerge from its longest ever recession Continue reading
US / Jobless claims still going the right way
In the week ending June 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 346,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 355,000 Continue reading
Edison / Layoff notices to 600 non-union nuclear plant workers
Southern California Edison announced Wednesday that it had issued layoff notices to 600 non-union employees at the San Onofre nuclear plant. Continue reading
Canada / Temporary foreign workers, a permanent solution?
The permanent solution? Temporary foreign workers. Currently, more than 330,000 workers live and work in Canada as part of the federal temporary foreign worker program – a number that has nearly tripled over the last 10 years, with the bulk of those job-seekers going west in search of work Continue reading
Canada / Changes to Employment Insurance lessen access for incarcerated individuals
As of June 30, 2013, individuals who are incarcerated and found guilty of an offence for which they are being detained will no longer be able to benefit from extensions Continue reading
US / The Occupations with Oldest Jobholders
The Occupations with Oldest Jobholders in United States. Some professions naturally retain older experts – clergymen, for example. In other cases, professions are dying and unable to provide attractive opportunities for newcomers Continue reading
Canada’s New ‘Census’ / Retail jobs among most common and lowest paid | Toronto Star
Retail clerk is one of the most common jobs in Canada according to new data from the 2011 National Household Survey released Wednesday by Statistics Canada Continue reading
Sesame Street cuts Jobs
The non-profit producer of Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop, has laid off about 30 members of its workforce in order to keep up with the constant changing of digital technologies Continue reading
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