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Michel Cournoyer
Zimbabwe – Unemployment rate at 10,7%
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) yesterday revealed that the country’s unemployment rate was at 10,7 percent contrary to some figures some organisations have been using. Addressing participants during the 2011 Labour Force and Child Labour Survey dissemination workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, Zimstat director-general Mr Mutasa Dzinotizei said reports that Zimbabwe has an unemployment rate … Continue reading
London – Black cab maker cuts 156 jobs
PricewaterhouseCoopers, administrators to Manganese Bronze, on Wednesday said it had cut 156jobs at the struggling maker of London’s black taxis. “Regretfully, without financial support to overcome the group’s operational … . London black cab maker cuts 156 jobs – PwC . http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/manganesebronze-jobs-idUSL5E8LVGM420121031
GM cuts European jobs
DETROIT (AP) — Shares of General Motors surged Wednesday after the company announced big job cuts in Europe and reported third-quarter earnings that were far better than Wall Street expected. The Detroit company said it has cut 2,300 jobs in Europe this year and wants to trim 300 more, part of a larger plan to … Continue reading
Navistar Closure – 900 layoffs
Navistar International Corp.’s decision to close its 900-employee truck assembly plant in Garland is a major loss, but economic development officials hope the city’s manufacturing base will absorb the workers. Navistar opened the Garland assembly plant … . Garland hopes manufacturing base will absorb Navistar layoffs . http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2012/10/31/garland-hopes-manufacturing-base-will.html
Israel – ECI sacks 250 employees
Recent layoffs in the tech market have hit telecom equipment maker ECI of Petah Tikva. The company is expected to send home some 150 of its employees in Israel on Wednesday, and another 100 from its overseas plants, due to a slowdown in sales of tens … . ECI sacks 250 employees in Israel, abroad … Continue reading
England – Arts Council jobs cut
The reduction in staff from around 559 jobs to 442 will be accompanied by closures of offices and mergers of regions, as part of a strategy which the organisation’s chief executive, Alan Davey, said would result in ACE doing less but doing that … . Arts Council England jobs to be cut . http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/oct/30/arts-council-england-jobs-cut
Sri Lanka – A National Human Resources and Employment Policy
Sri Lanka Tuesday launched the National Human Resources and Employment Policy (NHREP), a policy document that aims to assure equal opportunity employment for all its citizens. Senior Minister of Human Resources presented the first copy of the policy document to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees today (30) with the participation of Country … Continue reading
Canada – Employers struggle to find skilled workers
Many Canadian employers are struggling to find the right talent for specific jobs amid a growing skills shortage, says Randstad Canada’s latest Global Workmonitor report released Wednesday. The report described Canada’s growing shortage of highly skilled labour as critical and predicted shortages in the manufacturing, automation and energy and utility industries with Calgary one of … Continue reading
Canada – Employment insurance changes hasty and unwise
The federal government introduced a 425-page bill in the spring to ram changes through Parliament on everything from employment insurance to the age of retirement. The government refused all pleas to split the bill up so that each resulting piece of legislation could be debated adequately. Now the finance minister is at it again, introducing … Continue reading
India – Muslims pose as Hindus to get jobs
Muslims who make 13% of country’s population regularly complain of facing an anti-Muslim bias in various walks of life. Shaikh Azizur Rahman reports on those who secretly adopt Hindu names and dress styles to improve their lot in a Hindu-dominated … . Indian Muslims pose as Hindus to get jobs . http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2012-10-31/indian-muslims-pose-as-hindus-to-get-jobs/1038846
GM, Chrysler – Romney he’s wrong about Chinese jobs claim
“Barack Obama says he saved the auto industry. But for who? Ohio or China?” says the narrator in a radio spot running now in Ohio. “Under President Obama, GM cut 15,000 Americanjobs, but they are planning to double the number of cars built in China, … . GM, Chrysler tell Romney he’s wrong about Chinese … Continue reading
Ireland – 10,000 skilled workers attend BC job fair
The B.C. Construction Association (BCCA) has returned from its second trip to Ireland this year to recruit tradespeople, which involved a side trip to Scotland to examine the apprenticeship training system. “It was a fabulous trip. We had a good reception from the media in the first few days,” said Abigail Fulton, vice-president of the … Continue reading
Canada – Less enthusiastic about immigrants
Canadian hearts are hardening slightly towards the country’s immigrants, particularly when it comes to their impact on the economy, an internal government survey suggests. The latest results of the Citizenship and Immigration tracking survey — conducted every year since 1996 to gauge public opinion on immigration — suggest that national attitudes towards both the number … Continue reading
Obama – Layoff Bomb ?
In June, a diffident and self-deluded President Obama claimed that “the private sector is doing fine.” Last week, the private sector responded: Speak for yourself, buster. Who needs an “October Surprise” when the business headlines are broadcasting the imminent layoff bomb in neon lights? The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last Tuesday that employers issued … Continue reading
Singapore – Unemployment remains low
Unemployment remains low in the third quarter of this year despite an increase in the number of lay-offs from last quarter. Employment creation was also moderated. According to the “Employment Situation, Third Quarter 2012” report released by the Ministry of Manpower, the low unemployment rate reflects strong manpower demand amid the tightening in foreign manpower … Continue reading
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