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Wage Growth Slows Globally Despite Increases In Emerging Nations

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Wage Growth Slows Globally Despite Increases In Emerging Nations

ILO News– Wage growth remains far below pre-financial crisis levels globally and has fallen into the red in developed countries, despite continuing increases in emerging economies, according to an International Labour Organization (ILO)  report. Global monthly wages* grew by 1.2% in 2011, down from 3% in 2007 and 2.1% in 2010, the Global Wage Report 2012/13 says. […]

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Women’s Earnings By Occupation For 2011 In The United States

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Women’s Earnings By Occupation For 2011 In The United States

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published it’s study of women’s earnings by occupation for the year 2011. It comes as no surprise that women who worked in the C-suite or those with advanced information technology skills were the best paid. The study also show that nursing and health care remain a highly […]

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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage Declines For 11th Straight Year

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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage Declines For 11th Straight Year

Fewer American than ever have employers-sponsored health insurance. Fewer Americans than ever get health insurance through their employersIn 2011, the number of Americans under age 65 covered by employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) declined for the eleventh year in a row, finds a new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report. In a new study, Employer-sponsored health insurance […]

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US Public More Positive About The Economy, Views Of Job News Improve

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US Public More Positive About The Economy, Views Of Job News Improve

From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press— Americans are hearing less negative news about the nation’s economy than they were just a month ago. Perceptions of news about other economic sectors – notably, the job situation – have improved as well. Most Americans continue to hear a mix of good and […]

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Survey: 53% Of Workers Worldwide Say Changing Jobs Is Key To Career Growth

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Survey: 53% Of Workers Worldwide Say Changing Jobs Is Key To Career Growth

There’s a lot restless workers worldwide. More than half (53%) of the respondents of the Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI) survey believe that to develop their skills and advance their careers, it is more important to change employers, rather than remain with their existing employer, according to international staffing firm Kelly Services. The KGWI examines issues of […]

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Robert Half 2013 Salary Guides Highlight Salary Trends, Jobs In Demand

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Robert Half 2013 Salary Guides Highlight Salary Trends, Jobs In Demand

If you land a new technology-related job in 2012 in the United States, you can expect a salary boost of 5.3%, according to the 2013 Salary Guides from the staffing firm Robert Half International. U.S. starting salaries for technology positions in 2013 will have the largest increases among all fields — an average of 5.3%, according […]

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ManpowerGroup Urges Employers Work With Educators To Advance Job Training

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ManpowerGroup Urges Employers Work With Educators To Advance Job Training

International staffing firm ManpowerGroup is advocating that U.S. companies develop the skills of their local populations by collaborating with regional educators The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released 5 October 2012, reported the overall September jobless rate declined to 7.8 % from August’s 8.1% rate. The U.S. private sector added 114,000 new jobs last month, […]

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Irish Workers Find Jobs, Find Canada Isn’t Utopia But Plan To Stay

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Irish Workers Find Jobs, Find Canada Isn’t Utopia But Plan To Stay

From the Irish Independent comes this modern-day tale of what is age-old story for Irish workers. Forced abroad by a lack of work at home, Irish workers are finding jobs abroad and sometimes new homes. He tries not to think of how far away he is from home. But it’s always there in the back […]

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Bad Jobs Rising: 24% Of American Workers Stuck In Low-Paying Bad Jobs

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Bad Jobs Rising: 24% Of American Workers Stuck In Low-Paying Bad Jobs

Feel like you and a lot of people you know are stuck in bad jobs? If you’re employed in the United States, chances are about one-in-four that you have a bad job, according to a new study. If misery loves company then people with bad jobs have plenty. Almost one-fourth of U.S. workers are in […]

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SHRM Report: HR Professionals Expect A Little Hiring, Less Firing In October 2012

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SHRM Report: HR Professionals Expect A Little Hiring, Less Firing In October 2012

Another glimmer of positive news on the jobs front came this week from the Society for Human Resource Management’s monthly survey of HR professionals’ hiring plans. About three in 10 manufacturing and service-sector companies plan to hire in October 2012 according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The SHRM LINE […]

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