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Australia / Brisbane Children’s Hospital cuts 99 full-time jobs
Jobs are being shed at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane as part of a bid to save taxpayers $15 million. Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service has confirmed it is cutting 99 full-time jobs, or five per cent of the workforce. This will see positions reduced at the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Child … Continue reading
Ireland / Dropbox and Centric Health to create up to 240 jobs
Up to 240 jobs are to be created in two separate announcements, with Kildare and Dublin first to benefit. US company Dropboxis to set up an international operations centre in Dublin, creating up to 40 jobs, in the company’s first move outside the United States. Dropbox will be hiring for a variety of positions, including … Continue reading
Canada / CIBC report warns of negative impact of mismatch in job market
A CIBC report released Monday suggests Canada’s economic prosperity is at risk due to a labour market split that sees high-demand positions go unfilled while lower-skilled workers languish in unemployment. “We have people without jobs and jobs without people,” said author and deputy economist Benjamin Tal. The mismatch of companies unable to hire and people … Continue reading
International migration / Labour migration decreased in 2010 finds OECD
International Migration Outlook, OECD flagship publication on migration provides an analysis of recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and two analytical chapters, covering the role of migration in renewing the skills of ageing workforces and the role of Asia in international migration. Key Points Migration flows to the OECD Overall permanent migration inflows into 23 … Continue reading
Canada / Among the world’s leaders in immigrant integration
A major international study ranks Canada among the world’s leaders in immigrant integration, but there are signs that advantage is on the wane. Canada sits near the top of most categories in the study, which measures integration of immigrants in the 34 wealthy countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report will … Continue reading
Pennsylvania / U.S. Steel announces layoffs in McKeesport
U.S. Steel said Friday it is laying off more than half of the workforce at its tubular plant in McKeesport, citing competitive pressure from imports. Spokeswoman Courtney Boone said the company will lay off 142 hourly workers represented by the United Steelworkers union in order to bring staffing in line with production levels. The company … Continue reading
Tajikistan / Infrastructure project will benefit more than 770,000 people and 22,000 temporary jobs
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$45.9 million grant for the Second Tajikistan Public Employment for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Resources Management Project. Over 770,000 people residing in twelve districts of the southern Khatlon region of Tajikistan will benefit from temporary public employment opportunities and rehabilitation of important irrigation and drainage … Continue reading
South Africa / Farms accept minimum wage increase
Farmers accept that the minimum wage will increase. In addition farmers proposed that the parties jointly assess the nature and extent of ‘in kind’ benefits and how these should be accounted for in the wage structure. Whilst the affordability of higher wages may be a constraint, the broader policy environment which impacts on the sector’s profitability requires … Continue reading
Domestic workers / Low pay is a systemic problem, but not the only one
Domestic workers earn substandard pay, and enjoy little economic mobility or financial security. Formal employment contracts are rare in the domestic work industry, and where work agreements do exist, employers frequently violate them. Employers think of their homes as safe, yet domestic work can be hazardous. Domestic workers who encounter problems frequently feel too vulnerable … Continue reading
Military / Adjusting for demographic differences, spouses have higher unemployment rates
Policymakers need to understand whether military spouses succeed at finding jobs and how veterans fare economically after they leave military service. But these groups differ from the civilian population in important ways, making comparisons difficult. Researchers must adjust comparisons to account for demographic differences across these populations to provide useful information to policymakers. Using data … Continue reading
University of Northampton pushes ‘employability skills’, only 4 % of its undergraduates unemployed
The University of Northampton is one of England’s younger universities: it only won the status in 2005. But it is also top of the league when it comes to getting its students into work. In 2010-11, six months after leaving the university, only 4 per cent of its former undergraduates were unemployed. Explaining its success, … Continue reading
American Superconductor Cuts 25% Jobs
Wind and grid sector solutions provider American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC: Quote), Wednesday slashed its workforce by 25 percent in order to cut costs amid weakness in the wind power market. The company has cut its outlook for the third quarter, as a result of anticipated wind turbine electrical control system shipment delays to certain of … Continue reading
Arizona / Resolution Copper eliminating about 400 jobs
An Arizona mining company announced Friday it will suspend shaft and drilling work at its Superior operation and eliminate about 400 jobs, saying the moves are the result of continued uncertainty around a proposed land exchange. Resolution Copper Mining officials said they will try to place affected workers in other jobs within the company. Some … Continue reading
Taipei / More than 10,000 jobs on offer at work fair
A large-scale job fair organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) opened yesterday in Taipei, with job seekers swarming to the fair to vie for over 10,000 job vacancies offered by 158 companies, according to the MOEA. Many job seekers and those looking to change jobs showed up at the fair yesterday morning to … Continue reading
Reshoring / There was a herd mentality to the offshoring says John Shook
Business practices are prone to fads, and in hindsight, the rush to offshore production 10 or 15 years ago looks a little extreme. The distance across the Pacific Ocean was as wide then as it is now, and the speed of cargo ships was just as slow. A lot of the very good reasons for … Continue reading
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