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India’s Gender Gap / Getting even at work
The fight to balance the boardroom may not have been won but quite a few Indian companies have been making strides towards a gender-balanced workforce Continue reading
US / 48 percent of all public school children came from homes with incomes low enough to earn those students free or reduced lunches
A new study by the Southern Education Foundation has revealed that the number of low income students enrolled in schools has surged in recent years to new astronomical numbers Continue reading
US / Feds Who Received Unemployment During Shutdown Must Return Payments
Thousands of federal employees who received unemployment compensation while on furlough will have to return the payments Continue reading
UK / Record number in apprenticeships, but participation dips in under 19 age group
A record number of people – nearly 860,000 – were taking part in an apprenticeship in 2012/13, new figures show Continue reading
Canada’s Job Market / A virtual hotbed of contradictions
On the one hand, employers and their associations claim there is a labour shortage. Yet 1.3 million workers are officially unemployed Continue reading
Canada’s Skills Gap / The economy faces a deep structural problem says says Isidore LeBlond, chief executive of Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists
“The skills mismatch means we’re constantly being questioned by employers looking for the next worker – the worker with the right skill set,” says Isidore LeBlond, chief executive of CCTT. “We want to make sure we’re teaching the right (skills),” he adds. Continue reading
Ontario / Small-town struggles
Already towns and small cities all over the province — and beyond — have witnessed the decline of main industries, leading to closures of schools and churches as people go elsewhere for work. Small hospitals are on edge Continue reading
Tunisia and Germany / A joint declaration of intent on employability
Tunisia and Germany, Friday, signed a joint declaration of intent on the employability of graduates of vocational training centres. No details ware available for the moment. Source: via Tunisia, Germany sign joint declaration of intent on employability.
After the Recession in US / More seniors and and fewer 18- to 29-year-olds in workforce
As the U.S. economy continues its sluggish recovery from the recession and global economic crisis, more seniors and fewer young adults are in the workforce now compared with 2010 Continue reading
Netherlands / Unemployment grew by 2 thousand
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment grew by 2 thousand in September to reach 685 thousand, i.e. 8.6 percent of the labour force Continue reading
US Long-Term Budget Outlook / Entitlement spending is growing writes CBO
Spending for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is growing and will continue to climb in the long-term Continue reading
Wells Fargo / To cut 925 more jobs
Wells Fargo, the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, eliminated an additional 925 jobs in its home loan unit and has cut more than 5,700 since midyear Continue reading
Skills Gap in Canada / 1.3 million skilled labour jobs sitting vacant by 2016
In our single-minded obsession with academia, we forgot that the millions of people who literally built our economy would one day be retiring Continue reading
US / 56% consider their current job “not on course at all”
The poll results also show that only 6% of respondents’ current jobs are “totally on course” with their career visions Continue reading
SunTrust / To Cut 800 Jobs
SunTrust Banks (STI) has joined the lengthy list of major banks slashing jobs in their mortgage divisions Continue reading
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