Michel Cournoyer

Big Data To Create 4.4 Million Jobs Says Gartner Research

Big data is going to have a big impact on IT spending globally as the Gartner research firm forecasts that it is going to create a demand for 4.4 million big data-related jobs globally. Gartner forecasts total IT spending to rise by 3.8 percent in 2013 to $3.7 trillion (£2.3tn) globally, up from the $3.6 … Continue reading →

Cyprus: Policies for youth unemployment

Job creation, smooth transition from school to work, open access to an inclusive labour market and EU solidarity in terms of funding are some of the main challenges EU and member states policy makers are faced with when it comes to successfully tackling youth unemployment. These were the key challenges outlined by head of the … Continue reading →

Weakening labour regulations will stimulate job creation is an unfounded claim says International Trade Union Confederation

The 2013 edition of the World Bank’s Doing Business report, released today, makes unfounded claims that weakening labour regulations will stimulate job creation. It states that countries that reduce dismissal notice periods or severance pay “are addressing one of the main factors deterring employers from creating jobs in the formal sector”. (Doing Business 2013, p … Continue reading →

The One Percent – Plutocracy Rising

The One Percent is not only increasing their share of wealth — they’re using it to spread millions among political candidates who serve their interests. Example: Goldman Sachs, which gave more money than any other major American corporation to Barack Obama in 2008, is switching alliances this year; their employees have given $900,000 both to … Continue reading →

DuPont – 1,500 jobs cut

DuPont reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and announced 1,500 job cuts as part of a cost savings program designed to offset falling sales around the world. Shares of the chemical company fell 6 percent in premarket trading. The move by DuPont, a member of the Dow Jones industrial average and the maker of … Continue reading →

Skills Gap – Middle-skill Workers – New England: The Boston Fed calls for Ensuring an Adequate Supply

“The supply of middle-skill workers will be constrained in the future” write Julia Dennett and Alicia Sasser Modestino in The Middle-Skills Gap: Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in Northern and Southern New England, published by New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on bostonfed.org.  Choosen excerpts by JMM  … Continue reading →

UK – Vocational Education – Skills Gap: Economic Recovery Depends on Balance Between Academic and Vocational Ed

“Big companies believe the UK’s economic recovery may depend on improving the balance between academic and vocational education” writes James Taylor in We need more investment in practical skills, say employers on managementtoday.co.uk. “87% of the large firms questioned by education services provider Pearson said the UK economic recovery was at risk without more investment … Continue reading →

Skills Gap: Global Mobilization of People or Talent War (video)?

Netflix Posting in New Markets including Asia

Netflix has given the clearest indicator that it is set to massively increase its international reach after the company posted a job listing seeking “experienced linguists” to help localize the movie streaming service into seven new languages: Turkish, Dutch, Hindi, German, Italian, Korean and Japanese. The US-based company, which last week launched in Sweden, Denmark, Norway … Continue reading →

India – Job portal for disabled people launched

In an effort to help the millions of disabled in India earn a livelihood with dignity, Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD), an International NGO that supports disabled people 52 countries has designed a unique portal dedicated to facilitate recruitment for persons with disability. The portal named Jobability.org will cater to people with visual, hearing, speech, loco … Continue reading →

The Human Capital Summit in Singapore

“Last week I spoke with Karen Cariss, CEO of PageUp People, after she attended the recent Human Capital Summit in Singapore” writes Sylvia Vorhauser-Smith. (Choosen excerpts by JMM to follow) How similar or different are the human capital issues business is discussing in Asia Pacific’s high growth markets to those in the U.S., Europe or … Continue reading →

Scottish families – 24,000 in poverty with unemployment, ill health and overcrowding

A STAGGERING 24,000 Scots families are living in extreme poverty, a report claims. A combination of factors including no qualifications, ­overcrowding, ill health and unemployment contribute to the grim statistic. Think tank Demos found Glasgow is the worst affected with more than one in 10 families (11 per cent) facing severe disadvantage – almost three … Continue reading →

FedEx – Hiring 20,000 seasonal workers

FedEx Corp said on Monday it plans to hire 20,000 seasonal workers, the same as last year, to handle holiday shipping volume that it expects will be up more than 13 percent. An ongoing increase in e-commerce and last-minute orders amid a slow-growing economy will mean more deliveries for companies like FedEx that can handle … Continue reading →

US – The number of workers age 55 and up grew by 3.5 million from September 2009 to September 2012

The number of workers age 55 and up grew by 3.5 million from September 2009 to September 2012. That represents the lion’s share of the gain of 4.2 million for all workers 16 and older, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Two factors help explain the trend. First: demographics. In the three years ended … Continue reading →

Greater Manchester – 15000 jobs cut over two years

Almost 15,000 jobs have been slashed from Greater Manchester town halls over the last two years. New figures show the region’s 10 councils have cut 14,385 staff – more than 16 per cent – since September 2010 as they battle to balance the books after massive reductions in funding from central government. The data shows … Continue reading →