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Hourly Labour Costs in Europe (QI, 2018) – Rose by 2.0%
Hourly labour costs rose by 2.0% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.7% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2017, hourly labour costs increased by 1.4% and 2.3% respectively. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical … Continue reading
UK – Is low pay is the first step towards better-paid, better-skilled ?
The coming years will be pivotal for the UK’s labour market. Along with new questions raised by Brexit, the responses to longstanding issues dogging firms and workers alike will be key. When it comes to action points, Britain’s woeful productivity growth since the financial crisis is top of the list but not far below is … Continue reading
Prices in Europe – Varie by almost one to three between the cheapest and the most expensive Member State
In 2017, price levels for consumer goods and services differed widely in the European Union (EU). Denmark(142% of the EU average) had the highest price level, followed by Luxembourg (127%), Ireland and Sweden(both 125%), Finland (122%) and the United Kingdom (117%). At the opposite end of the scale, the lowest price level was found in … Continue reading
Transition from Full-Time Education to Full-Time Work – Four factors that can accelerate it
The transition to adulthood has traditionally been marked by the completion of key milestones such as completing school and further study, leaving home and becoming financially independent. The prospect of a good job that pays a fair wage has been key to Australia’s promise to our young people and their future prosperity. Work has long … Continue reading
Digital Skills Gap in the EU – Two fifths of the EU workforce have little or no digital skills
Information and communications technologies (ICT) play an increasingly important role in our professional and private lives, and digital competence is of growing importance for every individual. In the future, nearly all jobs will require digital skills. However, European Commission figures show that two fifths of the EU workforce have little or no digital skills. In … Continue reading
Low Pay in Britain – Companies with 5,000 or more workers employ 28 per cent of all low-paid people
Since 2011, the Resolution Foundation has published an annual review. This year’s report – the eighth edition of Low Pay Britain, based on pay data from April 2017 – documents the headline trends shaping the low-paid end of the labour market today and highlights the new challenges policymakers should be addressing. The report identifies three … Continue reading
Greening With Jobs – Action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will result in sufficient job creation to more than offset job losses of 6 million elsewhere
According to the ILO report “World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs”, action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will result in sufficient job creation to more than offset job losses of 6 million elsewhere. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at World Employment and Social Outlook: Greening with … Continue reading
Apprenticeship in England, United Kingdom – There is still some way to go to establish an apprenticeship system to match those of the strongest countries OECD says
Across many countries, apprenticeship is now experiencing a revival, in the light of a wide range of evidence demonstrating its effectiveness as a means of transitioning young people into work, and serving the economy. But few countries can match the energy and range of reforms currently being pursued in England. Key findings England has launched … Continue reading
Early Childhood Education and Care – It increases women’s labour force participation, and has positive effects on children’s well-being, learning and development OECD says
While the benefits of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to better learning are now widely acknowledged, a widespread and accessible provision for these services also helps support gender equality in the workforce. In particular, the availability, intensity, reliability and affordability of ECEC play an important role in engaging women full time in the … Continue reading
Unstable and On-Call Work Schedules in US and Canada – One out of six works a schedule that varies primarily according to employer needs
Unstable work schedules are schedules in which the times of work vary and workers have little or no control over that variability, either as individuals or through collective agreements. These schedules are also often called “just-in-time” schedules. Their main attraction for employers is flexibility: the ability to respond to changes in demand and other contingencies, … Continue reading
The Collision of Demographics, Automation and Inequality – The deceleration in labor force growth in OECD countries could result in a $5.4 trillion GDP shortfall by 2030
Demographics, automation and inequality have the potential to dramatically reshape our world in the 2020s and beyond. Our analysis shows that the collision of these forces could trigger economic disruption far greater than we have experienced over the past 60 years (see Figure 1). The aim of this report by Bain’s Macro Trends Group is … Continue reading
Labour Market Information In Canada – The Council Strategic Plan
In recent years, federal, provincial and territorial governments, Statistics Canada and provincial and territorial statistical agencies and departments have heeded the call for more and better labour market information. Important strides have been made in the collection, analysis and distribution of a range of information to support Canadians. New surveys and programs have been introduced … Continue reading
Worker-Training and Adjustment Policies in US – A reform program
There has been growing speculation that a coming wave of innovation—indeed, a tsunami—powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, will disrupt labor markets, generate mass unemployment, and shift the few jobs that remain into the insecure “gig economy.” Kneejerk “solutions” from such technology Cassandras include ideas like taxing “robots” and implementing universal basic income for … Continue reading
14 Building Blocks For A Quality Adult Literacy Program – Literacy Assistance Center of NYC
Adult literacy programs are diverse, varied in their approaches, and tailored to their particular students and communities. At the same time, there are core components of programs that cut across all instructional types (English for Speakers of Other Languages, Adult Basic Education, and High School Equivalency preparation), locations, and student populations. These “Building Blocks” have … Continue reading
Working Poor in US, 2015 – About 43.1 million people, or 13.5 percent of the population
In 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 43.1 million people, or 13.5 percent of the nation’s population, lived below the official poverty level.1 (See the technical notes section for examples of poverty levels.) Although the poor were primarily children and adults who had not participated in the labor force during the year, 8.6 … Continue reading
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