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Michel Cournoyer
COVID and the Future of Work – Transforming our work, workforce, and workplace
The trends around future of work are leading to an unleashed organization, connected on digital platforms, and able to work anywhere at anytime. These changes are impacting all industries as advances in technology fundamentally change the work itself, who does the work, and where it needs to be done. An organization with a Future of … Continue reading
COVID, Work and families in Canada – What are their employers doing to help?
As COVID-19 continues to shift the daily rhythms of Canadian households, millions of Canadians are feeling the pinch to balance competing demands of work and family. What are their employers doing to help? The Conference Board has asked organizations across Canada how they’re accommodating employees with family responsibilities. Here’s what we found. Chosen excerpts by … Continue reading
COVID and Food Security around the World – The Global Food Security Index
The Global Food Security Index considers the core issues of affordability, availability, and quality across a set of 113 countries. The index is a dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model, constructed from 34 unique indicators, that measures these drivers of food security across both developing and developed countries. This index is the first to examine … Continue reading
COVID et Recrutement en France – Lancement d’une plateforme de recrutement
Mobilisation exceptionnelle pour l’emploi : lancement d’une plateforme de recrutement Pour renforcer les recrutements dans les secteurs prioritaires, dans le respect de la protection des salariés. En cette période de crise sanitaire, le Gouvernement a lancé la plateforme #MobilisationEmploi – portée par Pôle emploi – pour faire « bloc ». Objectif : favoriser les recrutements au sein des secteurs … Continue reading
COVID et Formation en France – Les crédits de formation mobilisés pour renforcer les équipes soignantes
La crise sans précédent du COVID-19 nécessite la mobilisation et la solidarité de tous. Pour accompagner les établissements de santé de plusieurs régions, la ministre du Travail, Muriel Pénicaud, a décidé de mobiliser des enveloppes exceptionnelles du Plan d’investissement dans les compétences (PIC) pour permettre aux élèves-infirmiers et élèves aides-soignants de venir en renfort du … Continue reading
COVID Economic Shock of Coronavirus – Examining the shape (V, U or L ?)
The concept of a recession is binary and blunt. All it says is that expectations have flipped from positive to negative growth, at least for two consecutive quarters. We think the bigger scenario question revolves around the shape of the shock — what we call “shock geometry” — and its structural legacy. What drives the … Continue reading
COVID in Canada – The projections show a worst-case scenario with 350,000 deaths
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story @ Full text: Canada releases projections for COVID-19 epidemic that show worst-case scenario with 350,000 deaths | National Post
COVID and Virtual Hiring – Tips for job seekers and recruiters (free PDF) by TechRepublic
This free PDF download from TechRepublic offers tips for how to land the job from afar and best practices for hosting online interviews. In the download: How COVID-19 is impacting job seekers and hiring managers Hiring precautions due to the coronavirus How to nail a job interview via video conferencing How to hire a top … Continue reading
COVID and Recession – ‘We’re heading into a Great Depression’ Ray Dalio says (Bridgewater Associates with $160 billion in assets)
Ray Dalio believes we are hitting a depression similar to that of the 1930s, which will take years of financial and economic reconfiguration and human ingenuity to recover from, as he discussed in a Wednesday Ted Connects talk. “We’re not going to go back the way it was,” said Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio in … Continue reading
COVID and Labor Shortages in US – Wanted: People who know COBOL for UI program coding
On top of ventilators, face masks and health care workers, you can now add COBOL programmers to the list of what several states urgently need as they battle the coronavirus pandemic. In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy has put out a call for volunteers who know how to code the decades-old computer programming language called … Continue reading
COVID and Trade – Nearly all regions will suffer double-digit declines in trade volumes in 2020 WTO says
The wide range of possibilities for the predicted decline is explained by the unprecedented nature of this health crisis and the uncertainty around its precise economic impact. But WTO economists believe the decline will likely exceed the trade slump brought on by the global financial crisis of 2008‑09 (Chart 1). Estimates of the expected recovery in … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada, March 2020 – With only partial impact of COVID, employment fell by more than one million
Employment fell by more than one million in March (-1,011,000 or -5.3%). The employment rate—or the proportion of people aged 15 and older who were employed—fell 3.3 percentage points to 58.5%, the lowest rate since April 1997. Of those who were employed in March, the number who did not work any hours during the reference week (March 15 to 21) increased by 1.3 million, while the number … Continue reading
L’emploi au Canada et au Québec, mars 2020 – L’effet du COVID mesuré qu’en partie, mais l’emploi a diminué de plus de 1 million en mars
L’emploi a diminué de plus de 1 million en mars (-1 011 000 ou -5,3 %). Le taux d’emploi – ou la proportion de personnes âgées de 15 ans et plus occupant un emploi – a baissé de 3,3 points de pourcentage pour s’établir à 58,5 %. Il s’agit du taux le plus bas depuis … Continue reading
COVID and Workers – The mental health of your essential workers
The topic of social isolation continues to be a part of the daily conversation as employees across Canada deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. For those living alone who have been asked to work from home to support social-distancing policies, it’s understandable that some may be struggling with this isolation period. But it’s important that we … Continue reading
COVID and Summer – Warm weather is unlikely to stop coronavirus, National Academies finds
A panel convened by the National Academies of Sciences reported to the White House on Tuesday that the novel coronavirus is unlikely to wane with the arrival of summer, though there are many uncertainties remaining. These findings are in line with previous studies offering hypotheses regarding how the virus may behave in warmer and more … Continue reading
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