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Australia / Western construction industry labour shortage: Kickstart initiative will bring an extra 21,000 construction trade apprentices
More apprenticeships are to be made available in Australia with the aim of addressing skill shortages in Western Australia where foreign workers are needed to plug gaps in the construction sector. A $57.5 million incentive programme aims to encourage employers to take on new apprentices to help address shortages in the industry. Minister for Skills … Continue reading
India / Microsoft, Google hiring from new IIT campuses, pushing up wages by 15-20%
It’s just their second year on the placement scene but the new Indian Institutes of Technology at Ropar, Patna, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Gandhinagar, among others, are already nipping at the heels of their much-older and more established counterparts. Big-ticket recruiters like Microsoft, Amazon and Google have descended on these campuses and average salaries have shot … Continue reading
British Airways / To cut 400 cabin crew jobs
British Airways is looking to shed 400 senior cabin crew jobs. But the airline stressed that there would be no compulsory redundancies. A BA spokesman said the airline had entered into a 90-day consultation with the Unite union about the possibility of making voluntary redundancy available to 400 cabin crew staff. Those being offered the … Continue reading
Tool: 64 Interview Questions and Answers
Click on the question to get to the answer Question 1 Tell me about yourself. Question 2 What are your greatest strengths? Question 3 What are your greatest weaknesses? Question 4 Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of. Question 5 Why are … Continue reading
US / Only major economy where the younger generation not to be better educated than the older
An integral part of the American Dream is under threat – as “downward mobility” seems to be threatening the education system in the United States. The idea of going to college – and the expectation that the next generation will be better educated and more prosperous than its predecessor – has been hardwired into the … Continue reading
The Daily’s Final Edition / About 100 Employees
JOHN BIGGS spoke to a person inside The Daily who held a $40,000 reporter position for the now shuttered “daily iPad newspaper.” While not completely blindsided, they had little inkling of what was going on inside the paper but there was always an undercurrent of doubt. “When the layoffs happened in the summer,” the said. … Continue reading
Pfizer / To shrink U.S. sales force
Pfizer Inc. PFE +0.18% plans to shrink certain segments of its U.S. sales force, in the drug maker’s latest cost-cutting move. Pfizer spokesman MacKay Jimeson said Friday the sales force would be reduced, but didn’t quantify the scope of the cuts. “As part of our strategy to allocate our resources, investments and people to the … Continue reading
Louisiana / Largest manufacturing investment in state’s history would create over 7,000 jobs
Today Sasol Ltd. announced plans to invest between $16 billion and $21 billion in an integrated GTL and ethane cracker complex in Westlake. The facility is expected to create roughly 1,253 direct jobs and roughly 5,886 indirect jobs. The historic project is double the size of the capital investment originally announced by Governor Jindal and … Continue reading
Ireland / Shannon Airport / Up to 850 jobs would be created next year
UP to 850 jobs are earmarked for the aviation sector when Shannon airport becomes an independent facility at the end of the year. The Government has revealed that on December 31 Shannon will separate from Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), leaving the authority saddled with €100m worth of debt. The airport will be merged with a … Continue reading
Europe / Global Monitoring for Environment and Security will create 83 000 jobs says European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani
GMES, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, the European Commission’s earth observation programme will create 83 000 jobs in Europe by 2030. This is the result of a study presented by European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani today during the London conference “European Space Solutions”, an initiative of the European Commission, hosted by the UK Space Agency. … Continue reading
Australia / Brisbane Children’s Hospital cuts 99 full-time jobs
Jobs are being shed at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane as part of a bid to save taxpayers $15 million. Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service has confirmed it is cutting 99 full-time jobs, or five per cent of the workforce. This will see positions reduced at the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Child … Continue reading
Ireland / Dropbox and Centric Health to create up to 240 jobs
Up to 240 jobs are to be created in two separate announcements, with Kildare and Dublin first to benefit. US company Dropboxis to set up an international operations centre in Dublin, creating up to 40 jobs, in the company’s first move outside the United States. Dropbox will be hiring for a variety of positions, including … Continue reading
Canada / CIBC report warns of negative impact of mismatch in job market
A CIBC report released Monday suggests Canada’s economic prosperity is at risk due to a labour market split that sees high-demand positions go unfilled while lower-skilled workers languish in unemployment. “We have people without jobs and jobs without people,” said author and deputy economist Benjamin Tal. The mismatch of companies unable to hire and people … Continue reading
Canada / Among the world’s leaders in immigrant integration
A major international study ranks Canada among the world’s leaders in immigrant integration, but there are signs that advantage is on the wane. Canada sits near the top of most categories in the study, which measures integration of immigrants in the 34 wealthy countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report will … Continue reading
Pennsylvania / U.S. Steel announces layoffs in McKeesport
U.S. Steel said Friday it is laying off more than half of the workforce at its tubular plant in McKeesport, citing competitive pressure from imports. Spokeswoman Courtney Boone said the company will lay off 142 hourly workers represented by the United Steelworkers union in order to bring staffing in line with production levels. The company … Continue reading
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