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China / The world’s worst brain drain
China is experiencing “the world’s worst brain drain”. Eighty-seven percent of the mainland’s top specialists in science and engineering who went abroad for work or study have no plans to return Continue reading
UK / Nine out of the 10 easiest areas to find a job were in south
Almost half of all UK job vacancies were in London and southeast England last month, raising fears that any jobs growth on the back of the recovering economy could widen the regional divide Continue reading
US / 4 in 5 adults face near-poverty, no work
Four out of five US adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives Continue reading
Ireland / Just 13% of immigrants become citizens
Ireland – Just 13% of immigrants here become full citizens, compared to 34% in the rest of Europe. Continue reading
Amazon / Hiring 5,000 staff in US
Amazon is expanding its operations team in the US by 25 percent, after the company announced that it will hire an additional 5,000 staff “to meet growing customer demand.” Continue reading
Canad Job Grant for PEI / The program will not work says Ghiz
“The Canada Job Grant does not appear to work for us,” Ghiz said in a statement to The Guardian Thursday Continue reading
US / The Automatic Spending Reductions : Employment would be 0.3 million to 1.6 million higher otherwise finds CBO
Canceling the automatic spending reductions effective August 1 would increase outlays relative to those under current law by $14 billion in fiscal year 2013 and by $90 billion in fiscal year 2014 finds CBO Continue reading
FedEx / Employee fired after throwing packages (video)
FedEx / Employee fired after throwing packages (video) Continue reading
UK / Bentley to create 1,000 jobs
More than 1,000 jobs are to be created in the UK to keep up with the development of luxury car firm Bentley’s new model. The automaker announced its fourth SUV model is to be built at its plant in Crewe with an investment of £800 million. The car will go on sale to motorists and … Continue reading
General Electric / To cut 600 jobs in France
General Electric is to cut 600 jobs in France, mostly at its finance arm, a union official said on Friday, as it seeks to cut back on the division’s activities in the wake of the banking crisis Continue reading
Wall Street / Biggest Job Cuts Yet to Come ?
Wall Street firms must cut more jobs to boost their return on equity and satisfy shareholders, said Meredith Whitney, a banking analyst and founder of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group LLC Continue reading
Work life balance / London vs New York
The individual – who had lived in London – regarded Europeans as lazy while New Yorkers do things differently Continue reading
BlackBerry / 250 layoffs in product testing
BlackBerry Ltd. – A total of 250 employees at the company’s New Product Testing Facility in Waterloo were given notice earlier this week Continue reading
UK / The current chaos at Jobcentres
The country’s policy for dealing with unemployment is inherently built for the good years and is ill-equipped to support the unemployed workforce of post-crash Britain, a fact which has important implications for the role of job centres Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Press coverage for today
Widespread Support for Canada Job Grant Sacramento Bee Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) is pleased to see the federal government address the skilled labour shortage in Economic Action Plan 2013 … Premiers tackle jobs and skills training in early meeting CBC.ca Jobs, skills training, infrastructure and energy are among the topics on the agenda as Canada’spremiers and territorial leaders gathered Thursday morning for … Wynne says federal jobs plan … Continue reading
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