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P&G / To cut more jobs, on top of cutting 10 percent

Procter & Gamble plans to trim more non-manufacturing jobs through 2016, on top of cutting 10 percent of that workforce by the end of June, as the world’s largest household-products maker tries to reinvigorate what has become a sluggish organization. P&G also said it may increase stock repurchases to $6 billion from $4 billion, but … Continue reading →

Survey / Hiring managers will hire Matures over Millennials

A recent survey on behalf of the staffing firm Adecco USA Inc. finds that hiring managers will hire Matures (50 years old and above) over Millennials (22 through 31 years old). In fact, they hire Matures three times as often (60 percent versus 20 percent). As might be anticipated because of the level of responsibility, … Continue reading →

Scotland / Areva will create 750 jobs in new wind turbine plant

Areva, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind energy players, confirmed today that it will locate its UK turbine manufacturing site in Scotland.The announcement, which was made this morning during the First Minister’s visit to Paris, could create 750 jobs in Scotland from manufacturing and the supporting supply chain.The company today signed a strategic agreement with … Continue reading →

Research Network on Inequality and Poverty

Originally posted on GDNet Blog:
Combating poverty and inequality is on the top of priorities for many development organizations. This is why the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank came together to launch their joint initiative “Network on Inequality and Poverty”. The objective of the initiative…

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BC / Immigration / Visa program suspended

Six months after the B.C. government called for more authority to boost its intake of skilled immigrants, officials have suspended a program that fast-tracked visas for business investors following a suspicious surge in applications. British Columbia’s provincial nominee program saw an “extraordinary” increase in the number of business applicants for a category that promised a … Continue reading →

HD Mining / Jobs advertised in China at lower pay

A mining company that has hired hundreds of temporary workers from China for its northern B.C. coal mine advertised those jobs in Canada for $10 to $17 less than what is paid for similar work at a nearby mine, a lawyer representing two unions told a federal court judge on Friday. HD Mining also advertised … Continue reading →

UK – Hard hit by job cuts in banking sector

GLOBAL banks have slashed almost 160,000 jobs since early last year, including more than 21,000 across taxpayer-backed lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland, and more lay-offs are in the pipeline as the industry restructures. Redundancies in the banking sector have outpaced new hires by roughly two-to-one according to a study that shows … Continue reading →

China / 61 percent of Chinese doctors hate their jobs

A survey conducted by a group of Hunan university students has given a sobering look at the attitudes of China’s doctors. The study, conducted by 5 third-year students at Hunan Normal University, surveyed 363 doctors at 19 hospitals. Of those, 61 percent reported that they were unhappy with their profession. Middle-aged clinicians had the lowest … Continue reading →

Canada / Are Temporary foreign workers filling gap or depressing wages?

News that a consortium of mostly Chinese companies will seek permission to use exclusively Chinese labour for underground work in four proposed B.C. coal mines has blown the lid off a simmering debate over the dramatic increase in the use of Canada’s temporary foreign worker program. The Harper government, which only last spring announced measures … Continue reading →

India / IT-BPO sector to add 230,000 jobs in 2012

According to NASSCOM, the Indian IT-BPO sector continues to be an employment generator and is expected to add 230,000 jobs in FY 2012. This implies direct employment to nearly 2.8 million, and indirectly leading to employment of about 8.9 million people. Similarly, 2013 will witness hiring at all levels, right from freshers to highly experienced … Continue reading →

Gender Gap / Unequal access to ‘hot jobs’ says Catalyst

Women around the globe are blocked from advancing in their careers because of unequal access to high visibility jobs and international experience, according to a new report. After graduate school, women start at lower level jobs than men and receive less pay, and the gender gap just gets wider as their careers progress, the study … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Benefits Around The World

Losing your job is awful, but it’s less awful in some places than in others. Call it the real estate rule of unemployment — it’s all about location, location, location. But where’s the “best” (or least awful) place to lose your job? Israel. Unemployment is created equal but unemployment benefits are not. The chart below, from … Continue reading →