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Workplace Practices in Europe – Most managers (84%) and employee representatives (67%) report a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ work climate
The European Union’s Europe 2020 strategy aims to address the shortcomings of the European growth model and to create the conditions for ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’. The findings of the ECS 2013 are of particular interest for the ‘innovation union’, ‘industrial policy for the globalisation era’, and ‘agenda for new skills and jobs’ flagship … Continue reading
World Happiness Report 2015 – The geography of happiness
Average life evaluations, where 0 represents the worst possible life and 10 the best possible, range from an average above 7.5 at the top of the rankings to below 3 at the bottom. A difference of 4 points in average life evaluations separates the 10 happiest countries from the 10 least happy countries. Comparing the … Continue reading
Independent Workers in US – 9% report using at least one On-Demand economy platform as a source of work or income
The On-Demand Economy has hit the headlines and caught mainstream attention. Often referred to as the sharing economy, this rapidly growing segment includes high-profile players such as Airbnb (lodging), Uber and Lyft (taxi services), Handy (clean- ers), Etsy (crafts), TaskRabbit (general tasks) and many others. Broadly defined, the On-Demand economy refers to economic activity generated … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment in US – Lessons from the US
With youth unemployment recently reaching all-time highs and in anticipation of further austerity measures in the UK, this report explores collaborative youth employment initiatives in eight US cities with distinctive labour market challenges to identify the factors that lead to effective intervention. Collaborative working in the field of youth employment support has taken a variety … Continue reading
Hispanic in US – Will account for over 40% for the increase in overall employment
The US economy is nearing a period when labor force growth will slow sharply as an ever larger proportion of the Baby Boomer generation retires. During this time, Hispanic employment will continue to show strong growth, even under conservative assumptions about Hispanic immigration. This report presents the results of projections of future US labor force … Continue reading
Canada – Can employers provide information on job vacancies and occupations in high demand ?
The Workplace Survey was an experimental survey conducted in early 2012 by Statistics Canada. The survey was funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, now known as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The goal of the survey was to determine the ability of employers to provide information on a wide range of labour … Continue reading
US – 86 Percent think that there is a retirement crisis National Institute on Retirement finds
A new nationwide public opinion research report finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans – 86 percent – believe the nation faces a retirement crisis. These findings are contained in a new research report, Retirement Security 2015: Roadmap for Policy Makers. More specifically, the research finds that: An overwhelming majority of Americans believe there is … Continue reading
US – UI benefits for the 65 million acting as family caregivers
This research report presents detailed information on the policies and practices in place in state unemployment insurance (UI) programs that provide potential temporary financial assistance to family caregivers. The report draws on legal analysis from 50 states and the District of Columbia and in-depth interviews with advocates and UI agency officials from 10 targeted states … Continue reading
The 10 trends in the 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report
Global organizations today navigate a “new world of work”—one that requires a dramatic change in strategies for leadership, talent, and human resources. More than 3,300 organizations from 106 countries contributed to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2015 survey, assessing the importance of specific talent challenges and their readiness to meet them. This report explores 10 … Continue reading
US – The growing movement for $15
In Part 1 of this report, we look at the portion of the U.S. workforce that currently earns less than $15 per hour in the United States. Our findings include the following: Forty-two (42) percent of U.S. workers make less than $15 per hour. Women and people of color are overrepresented in jobs paying less … Continue reading
US – The Science and Engineering Workforce
The number of college graduates in the United States nearly doubled between 1993 and 2013, from 29 million to 55 million, according to the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG). The number of college graduates with degrees in science and engineering (S&E) fields grew faster than the number of college graduates with degrees in non-S&E … Continue reading
US – Low wages cost taxpayers $152.8 billion each year in public support for working families
Even as the economy has at last begun to expand at a more rapid pace, growth in wages and benefits for most American workers has continued its decades-long stagnation. Real hourly wages of the median American worker were just 5 percent higher in 2013 than they were in 1979, while the wages of the bottom … Continue reading
Retirement and Unemployment in Canada – Workers in regions with higher unemployment rate retire two years earlier
Workers in economic regions that had a higher unemployment rate were expected to retire two years earlier, on average, than workers in economic regions with a lower unemployment rate. In 2007, for example, workers in the economic regions with higher unemployment rates, 9.7% on average, were expected to retire at 62.7 years of age. Conversely, workers in economic regions … Continue reading
Retirement in US – Confidence plunging even as boomers’ financial expectations are improving IRI study finds
The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) today released a new research report that found Baby Boomers’ confidence in having sufficient savings to last throughout retirement has dropped to a five-year low. Declining each year since 2011, the first year this study was conducted, the report found only 27 percent of Boomers are highly confident their savings … Continue reading
US – 2.8 million are currently employed in temporary help services NELP finds
The employment services industry, which includes both temporary staffing agencies and more permanent employee leasing firms, is expected to rank among the fastest-growing sectors in the country in the next decade. Staffing work is one part of a larger story about the declining middle class in our country. More and more, major corporations are separating … Continue reading
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