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Michel Cournoyer
Depression-era seniors experience – How will the attitudes of today’s young adults be affected
For the fifth consecutive year, newly minted college graduates face a weak labor market and a painfully slow recovery. Many young adults who have found work are languishing in low-paying, no-benefit jobs that don’t require degrees. Some still live with their parents and are saddled with debt, delaying full-fledged adulthood indefinitely. The Depression’s impact on … Continue reading
Millennials – Athens the best metropolitan areas for 18 to 29 year olds ? Yes, Athens, Georgia
A weak job market, along with the high cost of higher education, have made it difficult for the average college graduate in America. Approximately 53 percent of college graduates under the age of 25 are either jobless or primarily working jobs that don’t require a college degree, according to an April study by Drexel University. … Continue reading
Australia – Workforce gives up and drops out
AUSTRALIANS are dropping out of the workforce at unprecedented rates. Since the end of 2010, Bureau of Statistics figures show, two-thirds of the growth in the adult population has been among people who are neither employed nor unemployed, just sitting on the sidelines. New jobs figures yesterday show that in the past 18 months, the … Continue reading
Why Black Unemployment is high – Few Links To Corporate America
On Saturday, a panel discussing the persistently high unemployment among African-Americans and women on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry linked that problem to the shrinking public sector. One of host Melissa Harris-Perry‘s guests said that the black middle class was born out of the expansion of public sector employment and that African-Americans simply do not have links … Continue reading
UK – Youth Unemployment – British youth poorly prepared for world of work
Under-24s need more help into the jobs market and a better apprenticeship structure, a new report claims Charting a path from school or university into the 21st century workplace was already tough for young people even before the Great Recession tore into businesses throughout the country and left more than a million under-24-year-olds unemployed. But … Continue reading
Nigeria – Unemployment: Youth Corps
The atmosphere was vibrating with shouts and sounds of victory even as the young men and women were exuding excitement.This was the situation at the National Youth Service Corps NYSC orientation camp, Kubwa during the passing out parade of the 2011 Batch B Corps members. Master Kingsley Ugot not real name, a Youth Corps member … Continue reading
UK – Welfare to work – Social Enterprise Co-ordinating scheme goes bankrupt
The government’s controversial welfare to work initiative has suffered another blow after it emerged that a social enterprise firm hired to get the long-term jobless into employment has gone into liquidation, claiming banks refused to lend it money to stay afloat because they considered the work programme to be too financially risky. Eco Actif, a … Continue reading
Air Transat – Layoffs if no agreement is reached with union
Montreal charter carrier Air Transat A.T. Inc. has advised its flight attendants’ union of impending layoffs unless members agree to unpaid leaves of absence and other job-loss mitigation measures. In a memo obtained by The Gazette, Nathalie Legault, assistant to the vice-president for inflight service and commissary, advised its 1,800 flight attendants on July 6 … Continue reading
Canada – Most jobs created this year are full-time, well-paid
A new look at Canada’s labour market reveals the first six months of 2012 have seen a big improvement in the quality of jobs that have been created — a surprise that was welcomed Thursday even though the trend likely won’t last. It is already known that Canada’s economy churned out 155,000 new jobs in … Continue reading
BC Mining – Campbell River – 200 to 300 jobs in 3 years ?
Geoscience info could make CR mining hub Campbell River could become a service centre for increased mining exploration activity on the North Island following a $930,000 funding announcement under the BC Jobs Plan. “This initiative, by itself, could be a major driver for your economy,” said Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell at the … Continue reading
Fukushima – Fewer Jobs?
Japan may have fired up its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima Daiichi accident, but the debate over the restarts rumbles on. While safety issues and potential power shortages have dominated the debate so far, another less-discussed issue is the potential impact on employment of trying to keep most or all of the nation’s 50 … Continue reading
How to Build Workplace Positive Relationships | CAREEREALISM
Building workplace relationships is an important component of being successful in your career… Here are a few additional tips to encourage positive workplace relationships: Be friendly and encouraging to co-workers. Be responsible – if you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you’re unable to complete a task for some reason, make sure … Continue reading
China – Growth rate slowed for a sixth successive quarter
China’s growth rate slowed for a sixth successive quarter to its slackest pace in more than three years, highlighting the need for more policy vigilance from Beijing even as signs emerge that action taken so far is beginning to stabilize the economy. Year-on-year growth of 7.6 percent in the second quarter was a whisker above … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment – Skills Gap – Germany will indeed help Spain
Germany says it will help Spain to launch German-style apprenticeships for its young people, half of whom are unemployed because of the debt crisis. Spain’s Education Minister, Jose Ignacio Wert, signed an agreement with his German counterpart in Stuttgart on Thursday, to give more Spaniards on-the-job training with German firms. Spain’s youth unemployment has soared … Continue reading
UK – A Campaign for a Public Inquiry into the Economic Crisis – International Business Times
Long before calling for public inquiries was made fashionable by the Labour party, one group of angry, politically cognisant members of the public decided that enough was enough with politicians, bankers, and the economy. The Campaign for an Independent Inquiry into the Economic Crisis in the UK, as it is not-so-pithily named, has struggled to … Continue reading
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