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Michel Cournoyer
Europe | Promoting of job creation and labour demand – We hope so!
“The European Commission and I do not believe that the European social model is dead,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the European Parliament on 18 April. The same day the Commission adopted a package of documents dedicated to creating jobs and achieving higher employment in the EU. The Commission proposes specific measures to … Continue reading
Apple | 500 new jobs at European headquarters in Cork
The company plans to construct a three-storey office block next to its existing plant in the city to cater for the expansion of its business in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. Apple has been in Cork for 30 years and currently employs 2,800 people in the city. In the three months from October … Continue reading
UK Job Gap summed up in one chart
Yesterday I wrote that the ‘recovery’ in the labour market was driven part-time and precarious work and marked by falling real wages writes Duncan Weldon. The chart below sums up many of the outstanding issues: Source: Read more @ Our jobs problem summed up in one chart | Liberal Conspiracy. Related article Job Gap | 600 … Continue reading
School layoffs | Losing teachers in Orange County
Ten districts across Orange County have released the names of hundreds of teachers and other employees facing potential layoffs. Last month, districts announced they could cut more than 1,500 school jobs as part of an effort to slash up to $269 million from budgets, prompted by the state’s ongoing budget crisis. An Orange County education … Continue reading
Canada | Job growth set to dry up says the Conference Board
“The trends just aren’t that strong,” Mr. Antunes said in an interview. “We’re still looking at soft job creation.” After a loss of 2,800 jobs in February and losses in two of the final three months of 2011, an increase of the magnitude witnessed in March is unsustainable, the board said. The board’s projection for … Continue reading
Immigrants’ lack of economic success | Skilled immigrants do not communicate the realities back home
Skilled immigrants are often the first in their family to come to Canada, and they come alone, said Walsworth. “They’re incredibly brave” but they appear not to be communicating the realities of life, including the challenge of finding employment in their chosen field, with friends and family in their home country. In an effort to … Continue reading
Wisconsin | 4,300 private sector jobs lost
Wisconsin lost 4,300 private sector jobs in March, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday, bad news for Gov. Scott Walker as he nears a June 5 recall election. Since Walker took office, the state has added just 5,900 private sector jobs — far from the 250,000 Walker promised to deliver by the end … Continue reading
Canada | UI Recipients to fill labour shortages, even in seasonal jobs
Ottawa is preparing to tackle one of the country’s most sensitive labour questions: Why won’t healthy, unemployed Canadians get their hands dirty? The Conservative government is preparing legislative and policy changes that, for the first time, will link the federal Employment Insurance program to the Temporary Foreign Worker program. A spokesperson for Human Resources Minister … Continue reading
U.S. | College grads job prospects improving
Listen up, Class of 2012! Your shot at nailing a job is better than you think. With the economy brightening, so are the prospects for entry-level job seekers with college degrees, according to a new survey from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The country’s 1.7 million grads will benefit as companies look to … Continue reading
H.B Fuller | 130 jobs cut
The company will close six facilities and cut 90 jobs by mid-2013. In December, H.B. Fuller said it will buy Forbo’s industrial adhesives business for $395 million as it bulks up its presence in Europe. St Paul, Minnesota-based H.B. Fuller will close the former Forbo corporate and research offices in North Carolina resulting in 40 … Continue reading
Blueprint to Transform Career and Technical Education – U.S. Department of Education
Today U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa, to release the Obama Administration’s blueprint for transforming Career and Technical Education (CTE), by reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Secretary Duncan will hold a town hall to discuss how the … Continue reading
Canada | Employment Insurance | Recipients Fell by 6,700 and claims down
In February, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell by 6,700 (-1.2%) to 552,800. The number of beneficiaries fell in six provinces, with the largest percentage declines occurring in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec. Chart 1 Fewer Employment Insurance beneficiaries in February Number of Employment Insurance claims down in February To receive EI benefits, individuals must first … Continue reading
Bodog | 70 Layoffs
After reports circulated earlier this week that 70 employees had been made redundant at Bodog’s UK headquarters, the site yesterday confirmed their validity in a statement issued to PokerNews while citing a restructuring effort as the reason for the shake-up… Source: Read More @ Gambling Online Magazine | News | Big Layoffs At Bodog.
UPDATE- 2: EU growth plan | Target: 17 million jobs
EC aims to boost European job market | Unemployment With unemployment across the EU continuing to grow, the European Commission has outlined what it believes are ways of increasing the demand-side of job creation and fostering a dynamic employment market. Despite the findings that unemployment figures in the UK improved in the three months to … Continue reading
Reshoring | More Than a Third of Large Manufacturers Are Considering Coming Back to Made in U.S.
More than a third of U.S.-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring back production to the United States from China or are considering it, according to a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Decision makers at 106 companies across a broad range of industries responded … Continue reading
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