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Canada – 5,000 public servants learn their jobs are at risk – Politics – CBC News
More than 5,000 federal public servants were told today that their jobs are at risk of being eliminated and the unions say there is no doubt services to Canadians will be affected as a result. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is the hardest hit in the latest announcements, with a total of 2,055 employees … Continue reading
The Unemployment Gap in Your Resume
The Gap. It is not just a store selling reasonably priced American apparel, but also a resume nuisance. Any recruiter will tell you that one of the first things they look for are any unexplained spaces in employment history. There are many reasons people need to take time off from employment, i.e. maternity/paternity leave, personal … Continue reading
Book: Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It | Wharton Digital Press
Even in a time of perilously high unemployment, companies contend that they cannot find the employees they need. Pointing to a skills gap, employers argue applicants are simply not qualified; schools aren’t preparing students for jobs; the government isn’t letting in enough high-skill immigrants; and even when the match is right, prospective employees won’t accept … Continue reading
France – Lessons on Youth Unemployment and Youth Employment Policy
The last crisis has merely amplified what is an increasingly problematic structural issue in France: Youth unemployment. In the last 30 years, the youth unemployment rate has never dropped below 15% and has regularly exceeded 20%. Yet, integrating young people into the labour market has been an ongoing public policy objective since the end of … Continue reading
The Global Skill Gap: 38 million to 40 million fewer workers with tertiary education than employers will need
Over the past three decades, as developing economies industrialized and began to compete in world markets, a global labor market started taking shape. As more than one billion people entered the labor force, a massive movement from “farm to factory” sharply accelerated growth of productivity and per capita GDP in China and other traditionally rural … Continue reading
Canada – IKEA Now Hiring in Winnipeg
IKEA announced today that as the opening of the retailer’s newest store in Winnipeg approaches, the company is launching a major recruitment campaign. IKEA will be hiring 300 new co-workers, to support the new 390,000 square foot store. The new co-workers will be welcomed into an engaging environment with a strong focus on people and … Continue reading
Air France – 5,000 jobs to be cut by 2013
French airline Air France has announced it is to cut more than 5,000 jobs by the end of 2013 in an attempt to reduce costs and return to growth. The figure represents just under 10% of the total workforce of 53,000. The job cuts form part of a restructuring plan to restore profitability, in the … Continue reading
Raising the minimum wage would be good for our economy
A higher minimum wage not only boosts workers’ incomes—something that is sorely needed to boost demand and get the economy going—but it also reduces turnover and shifts businesses toward a high-road, high-human-capital model. Still, some policymakers may be nervous about increasing the minimum wage while unemployment is so high. Yet, both the federal and states … Continue reading
UK unemployment falls by 51,000 and 166,000 more people in employment – ONS
For February to April 2012: • The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 70.6 per cent, up 0.3 on the quarter. • There were 29.28 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 166,000 on the quarter. The number of people employed in the private sector increased by 205,000 to … Continue reading
Flexible hours not a help for workers over 45
BUSINESS has warned that a proposal to change the nation’s workplace laws to allow older workers to demand flexible working arrangements could backfire. The Australian Law Reform Commission is examining whether the Fair Work Act should be changed to allow workers aged over 45 to seek flexible arrangements that are now confined to people with … Continue reading
In The News | Canada – Employment and unemployment, A pledge for veterans, Layoffs, Cross-border shopping and Much More
Canada – After 2 months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Following two months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 1.2% or 203,000. Virtually all of this growth was in full-time work, up 192,000 (+1.4%). The total … Continue reading
In The News | US Labor Market Is In A Full-Blown Depression, Joseph Stiglitz on The Price of Inequality, States with the widest income gap, Certificates pay off, Layoffs, layoffs and a bit of hiring plus Much More
The US Labor Market Is In A Full-Blown Depression zerohedge.com – Now that stocks are back to reflecting nothing more than expectations of how many times the Chairsatan dilutes the existing monetary base in a carbon copy replica of not only 2011 but also 2010… … JobMarketMon Joseph Stiglitz on “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s … Continue reading
In The News | Work-life Balance, Most Unemployed Have College Experience, RIM Layoffs: Up to 6,000, Germany to Lack 3 Million Skilled Workers by 2025 and Much More
Work-life balance: World’s 20 best cities – Rediff.com Business rediff.com – The biggest challenge for workers across the world is to find a perfect balance between work and life. Long work hours can impact health, jeopardise safety and increase stress among employees, acco… JobMarketMon Number of the Week: Most Unemployed Have College … Continue reading
In The News | George W. Bush’s record, Classes of 2001 vs. 1999, Global Recession, Blacks Unemployment, Layoffs, Grads and More
The Maddow Blog – A stroll down memory lane maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com – After Friday’s discouraging jobs report, there was increasing talk on the right about the benefits of George W. Bush’s record, as if the nation would be better off turning back the clock to 2008. A… JobMarketMon Classes of 2001 vs. 1999: What a Difference Two … Continue reading
In The News | World growth and U.S. employment,India, layoffs at BAE, GM and Hewlett Packard, IT Hiring, Employment Insurance in East Canada, Zambia and More
World growth at risk as U.S. employment stumbles ottawacitizen.com – WASHINGTON/LONDON – The world’s economic outlook darkened on Friday as reports showed U.S. employment growth slowing sharply, Chinese factory output barely growing and European manufacturing fallin… JobMarketMon BAE Systems to axe 600 jobs | Business guardian.co.uk – BAE Systems has announced plans to close an historic factory … Continue reading
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