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London’s railways and Tube / 6,000 jobs could go
Concerns have been raised that 6,000 jobs on London’s railways and Tube could be at risk under “secret plans” being drawn up by Transport for London Continue reading
Job Search in Canada / One-half of workers would search right at the office
Job Search in Canada – 56 per cent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 said they are likely to conduct job-search activities at work Continue reading
Scotland’s Jobs Gap / 110,000 more jobs still needed
Scotland needs another 110,000 jobs to return to the levels enjoyed before the financial crisis five years ago, a think tank has warned Continue reading
International Youth Day: Migration Can Help Tackle Youth Unemployment
International Youth Day, celebrated today, was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of issues affecting young people around the world Continue reading
Australia / Minimum Wage at $16 (video)
Autralia – the minimum wage is 16$ Continue reading
Uganda / Needs more productive jobs for faster development
Uganda – Jobs are central to development because they affect living conditions, determine the pace of economic transformation and foster social cohesion Continue reading
New Occupations / 10 future jobs by 2030
What jobs can we expect in the future? Continue reading
Tatas / To create 1,000 jobs in UK
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is considering a major expansion plan at its UK factory which could create as many as 1,000 jobs Continue reading
Job Search in India / The current slowdown may be the worst ever
India, the world’s second-most populous country and home to the world’s second largest workforce has a problem. That this is the worst job market since liberalisation in terms of severity, duration, sweep and scale Continue reading
JPMorgan Chase / To Lay Off 730 In San Diego and 475 In North Texas
JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it plans to lay off 730 San Diego workers from its loan-servicing business and 475 mortgage-related employees in North Texas Continue reading
Saskatchewan / Shortage of skilled tradespeople
Although Saskatchewan is well on its way into another year of the recent economic boom, there are many labour challenges that remain constant Continue reading
US / NSA to to eliminate about 90 pc of its system administrators
The U.S. National Security Agency, hit by disclosures of classified data by former contractor Edward Snowden, said Thursday it intends to eliminate about 90 percent of its system administrators to reduce the number of people with access to secret information. Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA, the U.S. spy agency charged with monitoring foreign … Continue reading
Canada / Employment decreased by 39,000 and the UR rose to 7.2%
Led by declines among youths, employment decreased by 39,000 in July, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.2% Continue reading
US / AEI Economic Outlook: the current expansion is getting close to its end
By the long-run standard the current expansion, at 49 months (54 months by year-end, when growth is widely forecast to be 3 percent), is getting close to its end Continue reading
Nokia / To slash 8500 jobs
The troubled Finnish telecoms giant Nokia is considering slashing 8500 jobs, or around 17 per cent of its workforce, at equipment arm Nokia Siemens Networks, which provides infrastructure for mobile carriers. Nokia’s equipment arm, which is profitable in contrast to its loss-making consumer handsets business, is under pressure as it faces increased competition from rivals … Continue reading
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