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ICTs Are Expanding Job Opportunities Worldwide says the World Bank
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the world of work, creating new job opportunities and making labor markets more innovative, inclusive, and global. Three trends are driving this shift: greater connectivity, the ability to telecommute and outsource work, and globalization of skills. According to a new World Bank policy note, “Connecting to Work: How … Continue reading
China / Jobs outlook positive finds ManpowerGroup
Chinese employers forecast modest hiring trends in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the newly released Employment Outlook Survey from ManpowerGroup. For the final quarter of the year, 16 percent of employers expect to increase their staffing levels, while only 2 percent plan to decrease the number of workers. And 46 percent of Chinese … Continue reading
Italy / Factory jobs ‘disappearing overnight’
Italy is haemorrhaging manufacturing jobs. Since 2007, 55,000 manufacturing firms have folded, taking more than half a million jobs with them. Weak demand at home and high labour costs are not the only factors prompting Italian companies to move to eastern Europe. Carlo Carnevale Maffe, professor of business strategy at Milan’s Bocconi University, blames a … Continue reading
US / Job cuts at record low, but openings at the lowest level since January
The number of layoffs and firings recently hit a record low level, according to government data released Tuesday morning. There were 1.51 million layoffs and discharges in July, down from 1.6 million in June and 1.79 million when the recession started at the end of 2007. The data go back to 2000. Those findings are … Continue reading
Unemployment in the Arab World
“For decades, these countries actually did a pretty good job of getting education for younger people, of advancing them into secondary education. Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, these are places where people were able to get college degrees, and now they’re facing two problems. “One is just the overall economic backdrop is miserable. When you have this … Continue reading
Canada / Hiring Plans Remain at 3-Year Low according to Manpower
Canadian employers’ hiring plans held at the lowest level in three years on reduced optimism in the mining and education industries, according to a survey by Manpower Inc Continue reading
Alberta / McDonald’s hiring 500 full-time, part-time and manager positions
Fast food chain McDonald’s is going on another hiring blitz. On Friday, it’s holding its second consecutive West Hiring Day, looking to fill nearly 500 full-time, part-time and manager positions across Alberta, 116 of which are in Calgary. West Hiring Day is a one-day hiring event held at participating restaurants in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan … Continue reading
BC’s Liquefied Natural Gas / Union leaders join Premier to train thousands workers
Some of British Columbia’s most powerful labour leaders are pledging to work with Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government and the energy industry to help thousands of B.C. workers land jobs in what could be the province’s multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas industry. B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and B.C. Building Trades Council executive director … Continue reading
Jaguar / To create 1,700 new jobs in UK
Jaguar Land Rover has announced a substantial new investment in Britain and the creation of 1,700 jobs. The Indian-owned company plans to invest 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) to produce an advanced new car manufactures out of aluminum. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Chosen excerpts by Job Market … Continue reading
Telecoms / The jobs market is ‘strong’ says Manpower
Continuing activity in the cable, broadband and television markets has led to a another positive jobs market in the telecoms sector, according to recruitment and services company Manpower. Demand for telecoms jobs in the current quarter sees six percent more telecoms firms hiring rather than reducing staff, says Manpower. This is in line with the … Continue reading
Bank of America / To lay off thousands in mortgage business
Layoffs at Bank of America Corp’s mortgage business will amount to about 2,100 positions, a source told Reuters on Monday, in response to weak refinancing activity. The downsizing reflects the second-largest U.S. bank’s “ongoing efforts to streamline our facilities and align our cost structure with market realities,” Bank of America said in a statement in … Continue reading
Europe’s Offshoring / 770,000 IT jobs lost in 15 years
Offshoring, technology advancements and low growth have contributed to a massive reduction in IT jobs in Europe, with almost half the number of IT roles in the largest companies expected to exist in 2017 compared to 2002. According to research from The Hackett Group, in 2002 there were 1.6 million corporate IT jobs in the … Continue reading
US / Budget cuts laying off scientists: Some 1,444 of 3,165 scientists reported layoffs are imminent
It took a few months, but forced federal budget cuts are costing hundreds of science and medical research jobs. Nearly half of the recipients who get federal science funding say they’ve recently laid off or will lay off scientists and researchers, because federal grants are tougher to win, according to a survey by the American … Continue reading
Wal-Mart / A call to ‘made in America’
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spearheaded an effort Thursday to bring together retailers, suppliers and government officials so they can figure out how to bring more manufacturing jobs to the United States Continue reading
Irving / Layoffs at Halifax shipyard
The Irving Shipyard in Halifax will begin laying off part of its workforce by the end of September as the site prepares for $300 million in renovations to start building a new fleet of navy ships. Scott Jamieson, vice-president of programs at the shipyard, says the move is necessary to proceed with the construction of … Continue reading
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