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Getting in Europe – Over 17 million people from third countries around the world submitted visa applications
Last year over 17 million people from third countries around the world submitted visa applications to enter the Schengen area. This is certainly a striking figure, but what is even more striking are the estimations that at least 6.6 million potential travellers did not enter the Schengen area in that same year due to lengthy … Continue reading
Japan – To expand controversial work permits program to stay for up to five years
Japan is considering expanding a controversial programme that now offers workers from China and elsewhere permits to work for up to three years, as the world’s fastest-aging nation scrambles to plug gaps in a rapidly shrinking workforce. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday submitted a proposal to let workers to stay … Continue reading
US – 260,000 graduates in minimum wage jobs
About 260,000 people who had a college or professional degree made at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Things may be looking up a little, though — it’s the smallest number since 2008. The worst year was 2010, when the number skyrocketed … Continue reading
Hotel Management Graduates in India – Less than 11% are employable after college
Less than 11% of hotel management candidates are employable after college, according to the latest Aspiring Minds National Employability Report, Hotel Management Graduates – 2014. The report by the employability solutions company highlights that females are more employable as compared to male graduates. “Our National Employability Report in its latest edition goes deep into the … Continue reading
Canada – Lies, damn lies and jobs numbers
That data shows that the government’s claims about strong job growth, like Flaherty’s above, are more than a little misleading. A slightly better measure is the unemployment rate. Of the seven years after the Conservatives took office, Canada’s unemployment rate was higher than the OECD average for four years and lower for three. The latest … Continue reading
Job search with a criminal past in UK
Three-quarters of newly released offenders in England and Wales are unemployed, according to figures from the National Offender Management Service, but work is often a key factor in preventing reoffending. Research by the Ministry of Justice shows 47% of adults reoffend within a year of release, and for those serving sentences of less than 12 … Continue reading
Jobless claims in US – Falls to 4-Month Low
Applications for jobless benefits decreased by 10,000 for the week ending March 22, bringing the total to 311,000, down from last week’s revised figure of 321,000, the Labor Department announced Thursday. This latest figure marks an official four-month low for unemployment aid. The four-week moving average, a “less volatile” figure, fell by 9,500 to 317,750, down from last … Continue reading
NAFTA – Nearly 700,000 U.S. jobs have been lost or displaced writes the AFL-CIO
Twenty years later and what have we learned from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? Nearly 700,000 U.S. jobs have been lost or displaced, union density in the United States, Mexico and Canada fell and income inequality has increased. The AFL-CIO’s new report, NAFTA at 20, discusses how current U.S. trade policy has failed to … Continue reading
Unemployment Benefits Extension in US – Senate Advances Bill but it is unlikely the legislation can get through
The Senate on Thursday moved ahead with a bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits, three months after benefits expired for more than two million Americans. The Senate voted 65 to 34 to begin debate on the legislation, setting it up for passage next week. A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal two weeks earlier … Continue reading
Returning to Fukushima – Only 18 people have decided to take up jobs in Fukushima despite government job programme
Only 18 people have decided to take up jobs in Fukushima Prefecture through a government plan to find employment for those who fled due to the nuclear crisis, according to regional labor bureaus. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry set up a special section in May to support Fukushima evacuees at seven of the government’s … Continue reading
France – The number of people registered as jobless reached a record 3,347,700
Unemployment in France rose 0.9% in February, the labour ministry announced Wednesday, with almost 3.35m now jobless. Following a pasting in local elections last Sunday, the latest data is more grim news for President François Hollande. The second round of voting will be held this Sunday. The data show that the number of people registered … Continue reading
Job Market in Canada – Stephen Harper’s theory doesn’t fit the facts
Reality, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper is discovering, can poke holes in the most elegant of theories. In this case, the theory is the Conservative view of how Canada’s economy works, a view that goes something like this: Yes, the country suffered an economic recession but that’s over. Yes, there is still high unemployment — … Continue reading
UK – Royal Mail to cut 1,600 jobs
Royal Mail is planning to cut 1,600 roles as part of a drive to cut costs, mainly among its head office managerial staff. The postal delivery service says the net effect will be 1,300 job losses, as it plans to create 300 new or enhanced roles at the same time. It says the cuts are … Continue reading
Finnair – To Cut 680 Jobs
Helsinki, 27 March 2014. Steep losses forced Finnair to lay off about 680 workers and suspend several dozen aircraft orders. Finnair has started employee consultations with its personnel in administrative and support functions as well as cabin attendants. “We still hope to achieve results in negotiations, outsourcing and redundancies are always a secondary option. The measures are part of … Continue reading
Europe – Priorities to tackle youth unemployment
Young people face more difficulties in the labour market, especially if they are low skilled, exposed to long-term unemployment or stuck in the informal economy, where work is low paid and unprotected. In June 2012, representatives of governments and employers’ and workers’ organizations from all over the world met at the International Labour Organization (ILO) … Continue reading
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