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East Africa – Skills Gap in oil industry
Nairobi – A shortage of trained oil and gas workers in East Africa is slowing development of new fields following a series of major discoveries and may force governments to relax rules requiring companies to employ local people. Governments are now investing in programmes to train skilled oil and gas workers, but they are hampered … Continue reading
India – TCS Indore campus – To create 10,000 jobs
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it will set up an integrated campus in Indore for IT and BPO with an initial investment of Rs 550 crore in the first phase. An agreement to this effect was signed by TCS and officials of the state government in Indore at a function presided over by … Continue reading
UK – Jobs in energy sector continue to grow
Engineering graduates will be pleased to learn that jobs and investment in the UK power and gas sector experienced strong growth between 2007 and 2011, with results for 2012 expected to be similarly positive. That’s according to the recently released 2012 Powering the UK report, compiled by Ernst & Young on behalf of Energy UK. … Continue reading
Taiwan – Nearly 80% of businesses froze salaries in 2011
About 80 percent of employers in the manufacturing and service sectors froze salaries for employees in 2011, while the number of layoffs also increased that year due to slow economic growth, according to the results of an official … . Nearly 80% of businesses froze salaries in 2011: survey . http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201210300023&Type=aECO
Indiana CoC – Targeting Middle Skills Gap
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has launched a website to help bridge the so-called “middle skills” gap. Vice President of Education and Workforce Development Derek Redelman tells Inside INdiana Business he regularly hears from companies seeking employees to fill openings requiring more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year college degree and … Continue reading
Japan – Unemployment rate (sa) stable at 4.2%.
via Statistics Bureau Home Page/Monthly Results -September 2012-.
Australia – 3,000 Papua New Guineans skilled workers
And Papua New Guineans have such a good reputation they are getting promoted faster than their Australian counterparts. Latest estimates suggest up to 3000 skilled Papua New Guineans have moved to Australia. Ben Imbun, a Senior Lecturer at the School of Management at the University of Western Sydney has been tracking their movements. He told … Continue reading
India – Hiring stronger than elsewhere according to LinkedIn
Hiring trends in India is relatively strong than other markets around the world as nearly half of employers believe the recruitment volume this year is up from 2011, a survey says. According to the LinkedIn Recruiting Trends survey with over 3,000 professionals/recruiters from the HR/Talent Acquisition department, of which 255 were from India, hiring in … Continue reading
Switzerland – Straumann – To cut 150 jobs
Swiss dental implant maker Straumann (STMN.S) said it would axe roughly 150 jobs to boost margins as it grapples with sluggish demand in Europe, its biggest market. The euro zone debt crisis has battered sales of dental implants made by Straumann and its Swiss rival Nobel Biocare (NOBN.S) as cash-strapped Europeans, worried about the downturn, … Continue reading
UK – Royal Mail’s investment – 1,000 jobs
ROYAL Mail has announced a £75million investment programme for its UK express parcels business, creating 1,000 jobs. The expansion is part of its strategy to grow in the UK and overseas. In the last reported financial year, its parcels businesses accounted for almost half of the group’s revenues, excluding the Post Office, and online retailing … Continue reading
Germany – Employment growth looses momentum but unemployment still falls
In September 2012, a total of 41.8 million persons were in employment whose place of residence was in Germany, according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of persons in employment was thus by 324,000 above the level of September 2011, which is an increase of 0.8%. Employment growth on the … Continue reading
Louisiana – Benteler Steel Tube – 1,000 construction jobs and 675 full time jobs
Benteler Steel/Tube announced it will build a new hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, Louisiana, strengthening the company’s position in the North American oil country tubular goods (OCTG) market. The facility – a total investment of nearly $900 million – will be Benteler Steel/Tube’s first U.S. production facility and will create more than 1,000 construction … Continue reading
Canada – Veterans – Declared ‘surplus’ employees
The growing number of federal employees declared surplus as departments digest the Conservatives government’s spending cuts are squeezing out medically discharged veterans who have also been promised a shot at jobs in the public service. And a Senator who has taken up the cause of veterans believes the only solution is for the government to … Continue reading
Vodafone Hutchison Australia – Massive job cuts to come
Vodafone Hutchison Australia will cut a significant number of jobs across the country, as the organisation looks to recover from massive losses due to network issues that stem back to 2010. It is expected that 10 percent of the company’s workforce, of approximately 5,000, will be made redundant as part of the measure. CEO Bill … Continue reading
Canada – Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Recruiters in China are charging $12,500
News that a company backed by Chinese state-owned steelmakers plans to bring more than 200 Chinese miners to work temporarily in its coal mines in northern B.C. has put a much-needed spotlight on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, as has news that recruiters in China are charging $12,500 a head for access to these mining … Continue reading
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