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At some point, discussions about the quality of higher education in the U.S. come around to the subject of tenure. And the disagreement could hardly be more stark. Critics of tenure for college professors say it is ruining the education of millions of students. In pursuit of tenure, they say, professors have become experts … Continue reading
Rio+20: No jobs on a dead planet. That said, what after ?
World leaders and business chiefs have accepted there are no jobs on a dead planet, at the end of a three-day environment summit in Rio de Janeiro. Prime Minister Julia Gillard will play a key role in driving reforms agreed to by more than 190 nations at the Rio+20 conference, which comes 20 years after … Continue reading
The Canadian-Dutch Disease: What the OECD wrote (plus the Figure)
“Thomas Mulcair’s Dutch Disease warning supported by OECD report ” wrote the National Post. What did the OECD actually said : The economy continues to undergo structural adjustments due to these persistent relative price movements since the early 2000s. The export-oriented manufacturing sector had by 2011 shrunk sharply to only 12.6% of total value added, down from … Continue reading
New Australia visa policy: Malaysia fears brain drain
The new visa policy in Australia allows foreign graduates to apply for residency in the country and DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan argued that it could lead to widespread brain drain, deficits and an exodus of young people from the country. The new visa rules to be put in place next year by Australia will grant … Continue reading
In The News | Pensions in Canda, EI Changes, Layoffs, Interview Prep. and More
The Daily — Pension plans in Canada, as of January 1, 2011 statcan.gc.ca – Membership in registered pension plans (RPPs) in Canada amounted to 6,065,750 in 2010, an increase of 42,000 or 0.7% from 2009. Membership increased in public sector plans, but declined in private … JobMarketMon ‘It’s nonsense,’ worker says of EI changes – The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com – This time last year, Craig Carter-Edwards was … Continue reading
Pfizer | Layoffs at Manitoba PMU plant
Drugmaker Pfizer’s restructuring of its estrogen extraction plant at Brandon, Man. calls for about 40 per cent fewer employees by the end of next year. The company processes conjugated estrogen from pregnant mares’ urine (PMU) at Brandon to make the hormone replacement therapy Premarin, used to treat menopausal symptoms in women. Pfizer said Tuesday it … Continue reading
Hawker Beechcraft announces another 150 layoffs at Wichita
Hawker Beechcraft has announced layoffs for the second time in three weeks, this time affecting 150 employees at its Wichita aircraft plant. The latest cuts will reduce the aircraft maker’s total employment in Wichita to 4,200 people. Hawker Beechcraft announced on April 23 that it was giving 60-day layoff notices to about 350 employees – … Continue reading
Gender segregation in science career | Boys have more confidence in their science ability
NO matter how much money and thought the government puts into encouraging students at all educational levels to choose the hard subjects of science and mathematics, it will be tough to overcome the “girl nerd” factor reports The Australian in ‘Girl-nerd’ factor stops women taking ‘boy’ jobs. Joanna Sikora and Artur Pokropek explore gender segregation of adolescent science … Continue reading
Crossroads: The Psychology of Immigration in the 21st Century
The United States today has approximately 39.9 million immigrants—the largest number in its history. As a nation of immigrants, the United States has successfully negotiated larger proportions of newcomers in its past and is far from alone among postindustrial countries in experiencing a growth in immigration in recent decades. Notably, nearly three quarters of the … Continue reading
Long-term unemployment : almost 30% of jobless in U.S.
Once unemployed, more Americans are staying that way than before the recession, with 29.5% of jobless Americans now out of work for more than a year. In the first quarter of the year, 3.9 million of the nearly 13.3 million unemployed workers in the country had been jobless for all or most of 2011. That’s … Continue reading
Australia | At least 500 layoffs in TAFEs
At least 500 jobs could be slashed from Victorian TAFEs (JMM: the largest vocational education and training provider in Australia) and there are concerns schools in poorer areas will struggle under measures announced in the state budget. The government will slash spending on four in five vocational courses as part of $100 million in cuts to skills … Continue reading
LM Wind Cuts 180 Jobs
LM Wind Power Holding A/S, a maker of turbine blades for companies including Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS), said profit fell 41 percent last year when it cut 180 jobs making 3 percent of its staff and that it expects demand to weaken. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell to 73.9 million euros … Continue reading
The Talent War | The Mining Battle | The case of Australia
Shortages of skilled labour – in fact, any labour at all – in mining regions drives wages and salaries to stratospheric levels, in turn bidding up prices for accommodation, food and local services. This makes life very difficult for individuals and families who do not benefit directly from inflated incomes and yet also face inflated … Continue reading
The reality of child labour in Zanzibar
AMOUR Khatib Ali 9, is one of the many children from the coastal villages in Zanzibar, who spend most of their time along beach ferrying hsh from the sea for scaling Young boys, dressed in shabby clothes, are seen along the sea shore, sometimes during school hours earning between Tshs 200 and 1,000 depending of the workload Even though the work … Continue reading
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