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
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
Global staffing services provider ManpowerGroup (MAN.N) on Friday reported sharply lower quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations as Europe’s major economies weakened and a stronger dollar reduced results. Net earnings fell 44 percent to $41 million, or 51 cents per share, from $72.7 million, or 87 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding one-time … Continue reading
Despite a large share of Sweden’s senior work force en route for retirement in the next few years, Swedish companies are among the worst in the world at recruiting and keeping people over fifty in employment. According to a study carried out by recruitment agency Manpower, only eight percent of Swedish employers have a strategy … Continue reading