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EU commission proposes ‘appropriate’ minimum wage
The European Commission on Wednesday (18 April) published an ideas paper to get Europe’s record number of unemployed into jobs and boost growth, including setting an appropriate minimum wage and shaming member states into improving work rates. A controversial suggestion is that member states should introduce an appropriate minimum wage. Most member states have … Continue reading
OECD | Vocational Education and Training : Strengths, Challenges and Recommendation: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, China , Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (South Carolina and Texas)
The OECD publishes a series of summary sheets on education and training (VET) in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile (also in Spanish), China (also in Chinese) , Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (South Carolina and Texas). Each of them deals with strengths, challenges and advances recommendations. Australia … Continue reading
Germany | Low Youth Unemployment
The protracted European debt crisis and austerity measures have made career prospects for many of the continent’s youth bleaker than ever. In Spain and Greece, nearly half of all those under age 25 are unemployed. But … that’s not the case in Germany. In stark contrast, Germany’s youth employment is the highest in Europe, with … Continue reading
Skill Gap | Matching Education to Jobs – Businessweek
Educational achievement in America, once the envy of the world, has slipped steadily over the past couple of decades. At the same time, U.S. businesses increasingly suffer from a shortage of skilled workers in many technical and specialist fields, even as overall unemployment remains distressingly high. For all these problems, there is a practical solution … Continue reading
Germany | Schlecker | 12,000 jobs lost
Nearly 12,000 employees of a struggling German drugstore chain faced an uncertain future on Thursday after a rescue package was blocked by the Free Democrats. The junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government opposed a 70-million-euro loan guarantee. The package would have backed a retraining and job placement scheme for Schlecker employees. Katja Deuser, … Continue reading
Talent War | Germany Woos Portugal’s Lost Generation – SPIEGEL ONLINE
“The crisis-hit nations of southern Europe have one booming industry left — their skilled workers are in high demand in Germany, which has a chronic shortage of qualified labor. German employers in search of nurses and engineers have launched a recruitment drive in Portugal, where over a third of young people are unemployed” writes Christoph Paulyon spiegel.de. … … Continue reading
Germany | Protesters ask to “Protect Solar Jobs!”
Renewable Energy – “We are the energy transition!” read one of the many placards hoisted in the air at the Germany-wide “Stop the Solar Energy Exit” demonstration at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Monday. According to the event’s organizers, 11,000 people were on hand for the protest against the Merkel government’s energy policies. The protesters and … Continue reading
German Gender Gap | Most unfair society in Europe says an OECD Report
The Local – German women have to contend with the biggest gender gaps in wages and career opportunities in Europe, according to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The report found that women in full-time jobs earn an average of 21.6 percent less than their male colleagues. This is … Continue reading
Job Gap | Spain | Cost of hiring has risen 24% in recent years
Spain’s high unemployment rate of around 23% means many Spaniards, young people in particular, are leaving the country to find work elsewhere. One popular destination is Germany, where the jobless rate is under 7%. But starting afresh in a new country is challenging. Munich’s airport shuttle bus is dropping off newly arrived passengers in the … Continue reading
German unemployment lowest in 20 years
The positive development in the labour market continued at the beginning of 2012. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germany totalled 41.06 million in January 2012. This was the first time in any January that the number of persons in employment exceeded the 41 million … Continue reading
Labour Market Changes | UK : a summary of the main trends
The National Guidance Research Forum (NGRF) website, launched in 2004 for careers guidance practitioners and researchers as a collaborative project between the Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER), University of Warwick, the International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby and KnowNet, a specialist software company, has posted a summary of the main trends for … Continue reading
Europe’s banks bleed from Greek debt crisis | Reuters
The scars of Greece’s debt crisis were laid bare in heavy losses from a string of European banks on Thursday, and bosses warned the region’s precarious finances would continue to threaten economic growth and earnings. From France to Germany, Britain to Belgium, four of the region’s biggest banks lined up to reveal they lost more … Continue reading
Germany | Economy Shrinks in Fourth Quarter: Confident Downturn Will Be Brief – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
The German economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, as the euro crisis began to bite. But the contraction was less than expected, and economists expect Germany to avoid the recession plaguing many countries in the euro crisis. Leading indicators point to a resumption of growth by mid-2012. The German economy, … Continue reading
Labour markets : the German Recipe according to The Economist
According to The Economist, “the academic achievements of (german) schoolchildren, measured in international tests, look only mediocre… (And) the reading abilities of German 15-year-olds, according to the PISA studies published by the OECD, are below the average for rich countries. The question is then: “In a world where brainpower matters more and more, how does … Continue reading
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