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UK | It is legal for companies to force retirement if in ‘public interest’
Companies could, for example, say they needed to dismiss older workers at 65 to make way for more entry-level jobs and younger staff climbing the career ladder, the long-awaited judgment signalled. It is the first time the “public interest” defence has been applied to age discrimination law, legal experts said, adding that the case gave … Continue reading
AT&T call center continues hiring in Grayson
AT&T officials announced Monday that they are hiring 50 new employees for their East Park call center located in Grayson. “It is always great for me and my job when I can announce the hiring of 50 new employees,” said Mary Pat Regan, AT&T Kentucky president. State Representative Tanya Pullin joined AT&T officials for the … Continue reading
Tips to grads
The industry watchers also offered five tips on how fresh graduates can distinguish themselves for the right reasons, and not stick out for the wrong ones. 1. Come with real-world work experience 2. Clean up your online image 3. Shine during interviews 4. Don’t sell yourself short, but watch the ego 5. Look the part … Continue reading
UK | Black graduates hardly hit by jobs crisis
In a survey of 2,000 black students more than 40 per cent said they anticipated discrimination from employers because of their race, while around 60 per cent did not expect to be in full-time work within six months of graduating. But the study found that cultural and educational factors were just as important in the … Continue reading
Canada | Labour Market roars back in March but economists are skeptical about recent swings in data
Bumpy patterns in Canada’s labour force survey are causing headaches for economists. The last jobs report showing a 82,300 employment gain was the biggest bump since the onset of the recession and the fourth-largest increase ever. Most economists are skeptical about both the outsized gain and the job market’s weakness in previous months. It also … Continue reading
ILO and World Bank report on government actions against the Great Recession
The International Labour Organization and the World Bank released a joint report and new online data tool with the first comprehensive stocktaking of countries’ jobs-related policy responses to the recent global financial and economic crisis. A follow-up to a request from leaders at the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh Summit, the report, Inventory of Policy Responses to … Continue reading
Europe | Promoting of job creation and labour demand – We hope so!
“The European Commission and I do not believe that the European social model is dead,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the European Parliament on 18 April. The same day the Commission adopted a package of documents dedicated to creating jobs and achieving higher employment in the EU. The Commission proposes specific measures to … Continue reading
UK Job Gap summed up in one chart
Yesterday I wrote that the ‘recovery’ in the labour market was driven part-time and precarious work and marked by falling real wages writes Duncan Weldon. The chart below sums up many of the outstanding issues: Source: Read more @ Our jobs problem summed up in one chart | Liberal Conspiracy. Related article Job Gap | 600 … Continue reading
School layoffs | Losing teachers in Orange County
Ten districts across Orange County have released the names of hundreds of teachers and other employees facing potential layoffs. Last month, districts announced they could cut more than 1,500 school jobs as part of an effort to slash up to $269 million from budgets, prompted by the state’s ongoing budget crisis. An Orange County education … Continue reading
Canada | Job growth set to dry up says the Conference Board
“The trends just aren’t that strong,” Mr. Antunes said in an interview. “We’re still looking at soft job creation.” After a loss of 2,800 jobs in February and losses in two of the final three months of 2011, an increase of the magnitude witnessed in March is unsustainable, the board said. The board’s projection for … Continue reading
U.S. | College grads job prospects improving
Listen up, Class of 2012! Your shot at nailing a job is better than you think. With the economy brightening, so are the prospects for entry-level job seekers with college degrees, according to a new survey from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The country’s 1.7 million grads will benefit as companies look to … Continue reading
UPDATE – Bridge to Work | Experiments with unemployment insurance keep benefits to recipients in job training
Turning the Unemployment Program into a Reemployment Program – Official Press Release by DOL Two months ago, the President signed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. That legislation extended the vital payroll tax cut and federal unemployment insurance programs that have been so crucial for American families and to the continued … Continue reading
Bridge to Work | Experiments with unemployment insurance keep benefits to recipients in job training
The Obama administration is looking for states that will experiment with unemployment insurance programs by letting people test a job while still receiving benefits. The plan is a key feature of a payroll tax cut package that President Barack Obama negotiated with congressional Republicans in February. The Labor Department will open the application process Thursday … Continue reading
Arab world | Unemployment ‘at least 16 pct’ after uprisings
Unemployment in the Arab World will be at least 16 per cent in the wake of last year’s uprisings, according to a top official in the Arab Labor Organization (ALO). Mohamed Sherif Dawood was speaking at the opening session of a two-day conference on labour issues that started in Cairo on Wednesday, titled ‘Employment for … Continue reading
The psychological dynamics of job-seeking | Ability to focus on goal resides within individuals
With a number of economic indicators providing hopeful news, a new study that probes the psychological dynamics of job-seeking offers an additional reason for encouragement for the unemployed. The new research in the current issue of The Academy of Management Journal provides a rare look at the ebb and flow of emotions among 177 jobless people over the … Continue reading
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