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Michel Cournoyer
Montréal / Cirque du soleil / Up to 600 layoffs could be announced
World-renowned Cirque du soleil will be meeting with staff Wednesday amid reports that up to 600 people could be laid off. Renee-Claude Menard, Cirque’s senior director of public relations, said on Tuesday she would not comment about layoff speculation until the staff meeting. However, she confirmed the famed organization is conducting a major review of … Continue reading
Canada / Only 2.9% of immigrants in 2008 had actually become citizens
Hundreds of thousands of people come to Canada as immigrants every year, but fewer are actually becoming citizens. Internal Citizenship and Immigration documents obtained through an access to information request show only 2.9% of immigrants who gained permanent residency in Canada in 2008 had actually become citizens by the time they were generally eligible to … Continue reading
UK/ Manchester City Council / 830 jobs at risk
Plans to cut 830 jobs, raise council tax and close libraries have been announced by Manchester City Council in a bid to address a funding gap of £80m. The proposals could also see bus lane fines “more actively” pursued, bonfire events stopped and departments merged. The job losses follow the cutting of 2,000 posts in … Continue reading
Australia / Boral cuts 700 jobs
BUILDING products maker Boral will shed 700 jobs as part of a major restructure aimed at helping it weather the effects of Australia’s gloomy housing market. The cuts are the result of a 100-day review by new chief executive Michael Kane, who said most of the job losses would be among management ranks and back … Continue reading
UE / Proposals for companies to help those worse affected by redundancies into new jobs approved
European MPs have approved “daft” proposals for companies to help those worse affected by redundancies into new jobs, in a move that will intensify tension between the EU and Britain over unnecessary red tape. The European Parliament report, drawn up by Spanish socialist MEP Alejandro Cercas, calls for new rules requiring any single company with … Continue reading
Dominican Republic / 100,000 skilled workers needed in tourism
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s tourism sector needs as many as 100,000 skilled workers, for which the hoteliers and tourism businesses grouped in Asonahores call a great contribution the planned training center, to be sponsored by the Avignon Hotel School. Asonahores vice president Arturo Villanueva said the hotel trade and pastry school will be built in … Continue reading
US / 23% of undergraduates with at least one parent who is an immigrant
While people earning STEM degrees has been on the uptick in the past two decades, a more recent Census report shows that most of the degrees in computer, math, statistics, and engineering disciplines are still going to foreign-born residents, primarily to those from China and India. Below are some interesting facts (many referring to the … Continue reading
India / State minorities development minister: ‘Give minorities priority in government jobs’
State minorities development minister Naseem Khan on Monday asked officials to give priority to people from the minority communities for government and semi-government jobs. Observing that the representation of the minorities in such jobs continued to be low, Khan said that instructions to give jobs to minorities on priority had been issued to the state … Continue reading
Bulgaria / Layoffs at Military Plant: 700-800 employees will have to go
Hundreds of workers at Bulgaria’s State-owned arms manufacturer VMZ Sopot must be laid-off in order for the company to be privatized, Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, says. According to Borisov, cited by Darik radio, 700-800 employees will have to go because no potential buyer will want to acquire the plant with the current 3 200 ones. … Continue reading
UK / Training Older Workers / 92% of employers don’t invest in training of over 60
A recent poll of UK CEOs has uncovered a worrying neglected generation of older workers. This new research, commissioned by Skillsoft, reveals that 92% of UK business leaders openly admit they don’t invest in training and development for employees over the age of 60. With many employees now choosing to work past the traditional retirement … Continue reading
US / Job Gap / Construction Still in The Red
Of the 8.8 million jobs lost in the U.S. economy, a whopping 2.2 million were in construction. Most of those jobs have yet to come back. Some construction firms expect to hire more workers in 2013, but don’t call it a comeback just yet. About 31% of construction companies plan to hire workers this year, … Continue reading
South Africa / Amplats shafts closure could lead to the loss of almost 14,000 jobs
Anglo American Platinum has said it will cease production at four mine shafts in the Rustenburg region of South Africa, which could lead to the loss of almost 14,000 jobs. The world’s biggest platinum producer said lower demand for the precious metal and higher costs meant the shafts were unprofitable. Amplats said it proposed to … Continue reading
New Mexico / 7 000 apply for 200 retail jobs at Traget
In the last three days alone, thousands of people have applied for 200 new jobs at Target in Albuquerque, New Mexico, even though candidates only have 2.8 percent chance at getting a job. With long lines wrapping around the Marriott Upton building in Northeast Albuquerque, each candidate was competing with 7,000 others to get a … Continue reading
Netherlands / New redundancy rules will hit older staff
Plans to reduce golden handshakes and make it easier for companies to sack staff will hit older workers particularly hard, according to the Dutch personnel officers’ organisation NVP. The organisation says it is raising the alarm because it wants to ensure a ‘reasonable’ approach to redundancy. ‘We work for employers but we also see the … Continue reading
HMV / 4,500 jobs at risk
The chief executive of HMV, Trevor Moore, has given an impassioned defence of the chain, which will formally slide into administration on Tuesday, insisting it still deserves a place on Britain’s high streets. “Ian [Kenyon, HMV’s finance director] and I are really passionate about working with the business,” said Moore, the former Jessops boss who … Continue reading
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