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US / Three misperceptions prevent employment of Veterans
Research shows three misperceptions prevent employment of Veterans. Watch the video, click the image below via Warrior Transition Command | Wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers: A Story of Resilience. Related Posts American Veterans | Trends and Programs POSTED BY JOB MARKET MONITOR ⋅ NOVEMBER 12, 2012 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT “Veterans’ employment outcomes in the civilian labor market are an … Continue reading
What Accounts for the Slow Growth of the Economy After the Great Recession? – Infographic
Source: CBO | What Accounts for the Slow Growth of the Economy After the Recession? – Infographic.
NY County / 126 layoffs in proposed budget
The Westchester County executive says he’ll have to lay off 126 workers, mostly in social services, to balance next year’s budget. County Executive Robert Astorino says the layoffs wouldn’t be necessary if workers in Westchester’s largest union had agreed to contribute to health care costs. The union says it’s still negotiating. Astorino’s $1.72 billion proposal … Continue reading
US / 15% of law firms are planning to reduce partnership ranks
In a setback for the struggling legal industry, about 15 percent of U.S. law firms said they were planning to reduce partnership ranks in the first quarter of 2013 in a move seeking to address the problem of underused partners, according to a new survey by Wells Fargo Private Bank. The survey, which looks at … Continue reading
Resolute Forest Products – 240 Layoffs in Fort Frances
About 240 employees will be out of work by the end of the month due to a partial shutdown of the Resolute Forest Products facility in Fort Frances, Ont. The Montreal-based company announced the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and paper machine number 5 at Fort Frances on Tuesday, citing challenging market conditions. A … Continue reading
California / College Grads Taking Low Paying Jobs rose by 60,000 from 2006 to 2011
The number of California college graduates working in low-paying jobs rose by 60,000 from 2006 to 2011 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Throughout the state, 260,000 recent college grads under the age of 30 are working on the front lines of food service and retail industries where historically those jobs have gone to workers … Continue reading
South Africa / Designing Diploma in Vocational Education
In September the Department of Higher Education and Training released the (last draft) Policy on Professional Qualifications for FET College Lecturers for public comments. The School of Open Learning, supported by the VVOB in this project, immediately organised a workshop to map out the way forward in the design and development of two FET lecturers’ … Continue reading
EU / Education reform key to growth
Europe’s governments must improve their education systems to help kick-start jobs and growth, the European Commission has said. The Commission has no direct role in national education policies but agreed a “strategic framework for European co-operation in education and training” with member states in 2009. Now Education and Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou wants to monitor … Continue reading
US / The Top 10 Companies Hiring In Sales
Forbes and the online job search engine Indeed.com have collaborated to put together a list of the 10 companies with the most sales job postings at all salary levels. The lists 1. Oracle Number of open higher-level sales executive and B2B positions: 411 2. Edward Jones Number of open higher-level sales executive and B2B positions: … Continue reading
Greece / IMF apologizes for asking to sack 22,000 people by mistake
The IMF has apologized for a mistaken email demanding Greece dismisses thousands more civil servants than the earlier agreed lay off of 27,000 employees. The letter spurred concerns in the government that more layoffs will be demanded. The email arrived at the Greek Ministry of Finance from the IMF Representative in Athens Bob Traa before … Continue reading
Unemployment Insurance / An Antipoverty Program
In addition to the tax increases and broad federal spending cuts (known as “sequestration”) scheduled to take effect at the end of this year, the emergency unemployment benefits system is also expected to come to an end. It doesn’t get as much attention as the defense cuts or the tax increases, but the end of … Continue reading
Montreal / Yellow Media hiring 170 digital staff
Yellow Media plans to create about 170 new Montreal-based information and digital technology positions as the directories publisher transitions to an online media company. But Yellow Media also said about 125 clerical positions will be moved to other company offices across Canada from Montreal, as the company reorganizes various office locations into specialized teams. “We … Continue reading
Estonian Air / To lay off half its employees
Estonian Air announced it will lay off nearly half of its personnel. The company said in a press release that 146 of its 318 employees will be let go. That includes 88 onboard crew members, including pilots, and others from support and administrative staff. Due to the need to adjust operations in accordance to the … Continue reading
Indonesia / Minimum Wage to Rise 44%
A 44 percent rise in the Jakarta minimum wage has prompted a major employer organization to warn of mass layoffs as companies grapple with the increased production costs, and led analysts to suggest that a major increase in productivity was needed to justify the hike. Employer groups have also expressed fears that the new Jakarta … Continue reading
UK / Sainsbury’s to create 10,000 jobs
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is to create 10,000 jobs over the next three years as it continues to open new stores. The new roles will be in the firm’s smaller convenience and Local stores, which have seen a big increase in business this year. The news was announced as Sainsbury’s opened its 500th convenience store in … Continue reading
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