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Philippines – Unemployment rate falls to lowest in 11 years
03/02/2016 Comments Off on Philippines – Unemployment rate falls to lowest in 11 yearsBy memberservices@staffingindustry.com (Danny Romero) The jobless rate in the Philippines has fallen to its lowest rate in 11 years with 21.4% unemployed in the quarter ending December 2015, compared to the previous quarter’s rate of 23.7%, according to Social Weather Statistics, a Filipino Statistics and Social Survey Institute. For the full year of 2015, the […]
Continue reading …Australia – Job advertisements at highest level in over three years
02/02/2016 Comments Off on Australia – Job advertisements at highest level in over three yearsBy memberservices@staffingindustry.com (Danny Romero) Job advertising in Australia rose 1% in January 2016 from December, its highest level in three and a half years, according to a survey by ANZ bank. Ads were also 10.8% higher than in January last year. Meanwhile, Internet ads increased by 1.1% in January, compared to the previous month and […]
Continue reading …India – Hiring to increase by 14.5% in 2016
01/02/2016 Comments Off on India – Hiring to increase by 14.5% in 2016By memberservices@staffingindustry.com (Danny Romero) Recruitment in India is expected to increase this year with companies creating 14.5% more jobs this year compared to 2015, according to the India Skills Report 2016, a study conducted by recruitment agencies. The results this year showed a minor improvement in the Employability Index from last year, rising to 38.12% […]
Continue reading …2015 Workplace Health Insurance Plan Changes: Watch For Six Possible Pitfalls
20/11/2014 Comments Off on 2015 Workplace Health Insurance Plan Changes: Watch For Six Possible Pitfalls
By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News — You don’t get a pass this year on big health insurance decisions because you’re not shopping in an Affordable Care Act marketplace. Employer medical plans — where most working-age folks get coverage — are changing too. Rising costs, a looming tax on rich benefit packages and the idea that people […]
Continue reading …Stable Jobs For Workers With Intellectual Disabilities A Global Challenge
18/05/2013 Comments Off on Stable Jobs For Workers With Intellectual Disabilities A Global Challenge
There are almost 200 million persons with intellectual disabilities in the world. For many of them, finding a stable job represents a major challenge. In Li’s case, a little help has made a big difference. Li Chao ILO News– Li Chao is making marmite at the Wan Feng restaurant in Beijing’s Fengtai district. […]
Continue reading …One-Fifth U.S. Workers Predict They Will Lose Their Jobs In 2013
07/05/2013 Comments Off on One-Fifth U.S. Workers Predict They Will Lose Their Jobs In 2013
By ALYSSA BROWN, Gallup— Eighteen percent of U.S. workers say it is “very likely” or “fairly likely” they will lose their job or be laid off in the next year. That’s more than said so prior to the 2008 economic downturn, although similar to more recent years. At the same time, 35% say it is […]
Continue reading …Consumer Groups: Patients May Face Big Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Costs
15/04/2013 Comments Off on Consumer Groups: Patients May Face Big Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Costs
By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN Staff Writer— Some consumers may continue to face out-of-pocket health care expenses of $12,500 or more next year – double the amount allowed by the health law – because the Obama administration won’t enforce that provision for some plans for another year. “This is a very important consumer protection that is being […]
Continue reading …U.S. Small Businesses Struggle To Find Qualified Employees, Rely On Referals
15/02/2013 Comments Off on U.S. Small Businesses Struggle To Find Qualified Employees, Rely On Referals
Small business owners continue to complain of being unable to find enough qualified employees to fill certain jobs. In spite of the slow economy and high unemployment, 53% of U.S. small-business owners in January reported finding it very (23%) or somewhat difficult (30%) to find the qualified employees they need, according to the Wells Fargo/Gallup […]
Continue reading …To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working
12/02/2013 Comments Off on To Keep Health Care Coverage Older Workers Try To Keep Working
Many people are hoping they can keep working just keep their health care insurance. New research suggests idea may be wishful thinking. More than half of all workers say they intend to work longer than they would like in order to keep their health care insurance at work, according to new research by the nonpartisan […]
Continue reading …Job Tenure Up, Turnover Down But US Job Tenure Still Short 5.4 Years
11/02/2013 Comments Off on Job Tenure Up, Turnover Down But US Job Tenure Still Short 5.4 Years
Job tenure was up in 2012, as those Americans who have jobs are staying in them longer. Overall job tenure in the United States was up in 2012, but U.S. job tenure is still shorter than many assume. The median (mid-point) length of time on the job for American workers in 2012 is just 5.4 […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill