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US / It Pays to Be Stressed
The highest-stress jobs also on average have the highest pay, and the lowest-stress jobs tend to get lower wages. Continue reading
Target / To layoff 475 employees and leave another 700 positions unfilled
Target Corp. is cutting jobs at its headquarters and around the globe following a weak holiday season and a costly data breach that affected up to 110 million customers. Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT) will lay off 475 employees worldwide, the company told workers Wednesday. The company will leave another 700 positions unfilled. “Target continually assesses … Continue reading
US / Addressing income inequality is not government’s priority job voters says to Fox Poll
A new Fox New poll shows a possible disconnect between President Barack Obama and voters on what the president says will be the top priority for the rest of his term: reducing income inequality. Continue reading
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report in US / A marginal drop
In the week ending January 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 326,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 325,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,500, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 335,250. Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada / November 2013 virtually unchanged from October
There were 512,300 people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in November, virtually unchanged from October. The number of beneficiaries has been relatively stable since May 2013. Provincially, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick saw more people receiving regular EI benefits in November compared with October. At the same time, there was little change in the … Continue reading
PSA Peugeot-Citroen in France / To cut another 1500 jobs
According to a union leader, PSA Peugeot-Citroen is considering cutting an additional 1,500 jobs in France in the face of continued production overcapacity. The cuts would come on top of the 11,200 French positions to be eliminated by PSA by 2015 under its current restructuring plan, according to the union official. “Our sources internally are … Continue reading
OECD / Europe’s youth is explosive issue, not deflation
“The problem is jobs, jobs, jobs,” Gurria said in an interview with Bloomberg Television from Davos, Switzerland Continue reading
Canada / One-third will look for a new job in 2014
While 2013 ended on a down note, with the loss of 48,000 jobs across Canada in December, a new study conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Randstad Canada shows that Canadian workers are entering 2014 with a cautiously optimistic outlook for the job market and economy overall this year. The Randstad Canada Labour Trends Study … Continue reading
Bullying in the Workplace / It costs a lot
According to a new report prepared by consulting firm Executive Confidante, workplace bullying is costing organizations worldwide millions of dollars in turnover, absenteeism, decreased productivity, retaliation, and more. The report, Bullying Bosses: A Full Cost Accounting, provides an extensive summary of the available research, helping organizations see the true costs of turning a blind eye … Continue reading
India / 48% think their current employment as ‘just a job’
Nearly half of Indians consider their current employer to be ‘just a job’, while 43 per cent see their role as part of a career, says a survey. According to a survey by online recruitment solutions provider Monster Worldwide and Gfk, a global market research company, nearly half (48 per cent) of Indians consider their … Continue reading
Amazon Tops in US / 16,100 IT jobs posted last year
The employer with the most IT job postings last year was Amazon.com, with 16,146 ads, exceeding most other IT firms by a wide margin, according to a new report. The three top runners-up in 2013 U.S. job postings were Accenture, at 14,240 and Deloitte, at 13,077 job ads, according to CompTIA’s annual IT Industry Outlook … Continue reading
UK / Unemployment rate falls to 7.1%
The unemployment rate in the UK has fallen sharply to 7.1 per cent of the workforce, taking it close to the target under the Bank of England’s much-criticised forward guidance policy Continue reading
IBM / Planning layoffs in March
IBM plans to rebalance its workforce — corporate code for layoffs — in the first quarter, said Martin Schroeter, the company’s chief financial officer, during a conference call with analysts Tuesday. The announcement comes as the company deals with a deepening slump in its hardware division, which includes manufacturing operations in Dutchess County. Schroeter, who … Continue reading
Bombardier / Laying off 1,700 mostly around Montreal
Bombardier plans to lay off 1,700 workers from its aerospace division, mostly around Montreal. The layoffs represent 6 per cent of the Bombardier Aerospace work force. The move comes just days after Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace announced another delay in its C Series all-new jet program. The manufacturer has also experienced delays in the launch of … Continue reading
US / The Top 100 Companies for Remote Jobs in 2014
Here are the top companies for remote jobs and flexible work options: Xerox UnitedHealth Group Dell Aetna American Express First Data Humana Westat K12 ADP Overland Solutions Inc. CyberCoders U.S. Department of Transportation SAP PayJunction Connections Academy Apple IBM HD Supply Salesforce.com Western Governors University CACI International About.com McKesson Corporation Aon WellPoint Forest Laboratories Patch … Continue reading
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