http://www.randstad.com/RSS feed for the world of work - rest of the world tag60http://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australia-set-for-skilled-worker-shortage-report-warns.htmlAustralia could face a serious shortage of skilled workers within the next 15 years if steps are not taken to address the issue, a new report has warned. According to the Workplace Futures Report, which was written by the Victorian Employers' ...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/south-korea-sees-creation-of-10000-new-jobs.htmlIn October 2009, 10,000 extra job positions were created in South Korea, it has been reported. This is according to Statistics Korea, whose figures show that the country has created jobs for the third consecutive month. Last month, the number of ...Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:34:55 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/employment-index-rises-in-australia.htmlAn employment index monitored by the Australian government has displayed a rise in employment levels in recent time, it has been reported. According to the latest data, employment rose for the fifth month in a row in November, despite 19 ...Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/recession-saw-almost-1m-filipinos-lose-their-jobs.htmlThe downturn that impacted most of the world's major economies over the last year saw nearly one million people in the Philippines lose their jobs between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. This is according to the Asian ...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/manufacturing-job-prospects-stumble-in-nz.htmlEmployment conditions for manufacturing professionals in New Zealand could continue to be be challenging as the sector's growth showed signs of easing in October. The latest performance of manufacturing index (PMI) published by the Bank of New ...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:53 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australia-number-in-jobs-up-24500.htmlEmployment in Australia rose at a higher-than-expected rate in October, newly-published official figures show. Adding weight to signs that the national economy is accelerating out of its decline, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported ...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:13:16 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/middle-east-and-africa-plan-recruitment-poll-shows.htmlEmployers in north Africa and the Middle East intend to recruit over the next quarter, it has been asserted. A poll undertaken by Bayt.com and poll company YouGov Siraj noted that different countries reported a range of propensities to take on new ...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/strong-links-with-china-will-boost-south-african-employment.htmlImproved links with China will help halve the rate of unemployment in South Africa over the next five years. That is according to South African labor minister Membathisi Mdladlana, who expressed belief that, by following the example set by China, ...Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australian-job-advertisements-decline.htmlThe number of job advertisements in the Australian employment market declined in October, according to a new survey. Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has revealed that the number of available positions for unemployed workers fell by ...Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australian-employers-given-new-90m-jobs-fund-boost.htmlMore than $90 million is to be made available to Australian businesses so as to enable them to create new job opportunities, it has been announced. Launching the second round of the Australian government's Jobs Fund, the secretary for employment ...Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/nz-unemployment-hits-9-year-high.htmlNew Zealand's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in nine years in the third quarter of 2009, official figures have revealed. Statistics New Zealand disclosed that the country's jobless rate increased to 6.5 per cent in the June to ...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/nz-unemployment-will-peak-sooner.htmlNew Zealand's unemployment rate will peak sooner and at a much lower level than originally forecast, according to a senior government official. Finance minister Bill English suggested that the country's jobless rate is unlikely to reach the ...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:05:37 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/new-zealand-wages-rise-in-q3.htmlWages rose in the New Zealand labor market in the June to September period as the country's economy began to emerge from the recession. That is according to Statistics New Zealand's labor cost index, which increased in the private sector by 0.4 per ...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australian-gdp-forecasts-revised.htmlAustralian gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 1.5 per cent this year, according to the government's revised economic forecasts. Unveiled as part of the Kevin Rudd administration's mid-year budget update, the prediction is one per cent more ...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australian-manufacturing-grows-in-october.htmlGrowth was experienced in the Australian manufacturing sector in October for the third consecutive month. That is according to the Australian Industry Group's Performance of Manufacturing Index, which fell 0.3 points to 51.7 last month - a reading ...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/south-african-unemployment-reaches-31.htmlSouth African unemployment increased to 31 per cent of the available labor market in the third quarter of 2009. That is according to figures released by the data agency StatsSA, which revealed that joblessness now affects close to one-third of the ...Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/south-african-employment-will-remain-weak.htmlSouth Africa's labor market will remain weak in the medium term, according to the government. The National Treasury has suggested that official unemployment will remain reasonably stable at 23.6 per cent, though the number of citizens no longer ...Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/australian-job-prospects-improve.htmlThe number of skilled vacancies in Australia's labor market increased this month, official government data has revealed. The department of education, employment and workplace relations has released its skilled vacancies index, which has risen for ...Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/new-zealand-workers-looking-for-new-opportunities.htmlGrowing numbers of workers in New Zealand are getting 'itchy feet', with interest in changing jobs or even careers on the rise, research has found. With economists having suggested that the downturn afflicting the country is now coming to an end, ...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:50:18 GMThttp://www.randstad.com/the-world-of-work/chinese-returning-to-the-cities-and-to-employment.htmlThe number of people returning to work in China is on the rise as the country's economy continues to recover, newly-released official figures show. In a press conference held by the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, it was ...Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:28:29 GMT