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Between 5,000 and 10,000 new jobs each year could be generated by a five-year sustainable energy strategy in Ireland.This is according to the country's Green Party, which has asserted that the strategic plan will transform the nation into a greener ...
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Posted: 11 March 2010 15:00:00
Filed under: Engineering Recruitment, EU Employment, Europe
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Those in temporary employment in the Netherlands place a high value on "fairness", new research shows.According to a study of 299 workers, the motive behind having a non-permanent position is a major driver in how important it is seen to ...
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Posted: 11 March 2010 13:00:00
Filed under: EU Employment, Europe
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Formal employment in urban areas of Peru has risen higher than the rate of economic growth.Latest figures from the Peruvian Labor Ministry reported by Gestion and covering 29 cities indicated that the number of people working for private firms with ...
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Posted: 11 March 2010 11:00:00
Filed under: Latin America
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has praised a fiscal consolidation plan from Portugal, predicting it will lead to economic and jobs growth.According to the Paris-based agency, proposals to reduce the budget deficit ...
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Posted: 11 March 2010 09:00:19
Filed under: Europe, Labor market legislation
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The US jobs market is likely to expand as new data show activity in the sector grew during February for the sixth month in a row.According to the Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI), the index rose between January and February from 93.2 ...
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Posted: 11 March 2010 08:00:00
Filed under: North America
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The forthcoming rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) will see a range of IT jobs in Australia developed.It will be undertaken by NBN Co and is expected to generate 25,000 positions during the project's lifetime, in construction, ...
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Posted: 10 March 2010 14:40:45
Filed under: IT Recruitment, Labor migration, Rest of the world
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The level of employment in the financial sector in Bahrain grew during 2009 by 1.5 per cent, new data reveal.Figures from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) revealed the number of people working in the sector increased last year to 14,137 compared ...
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Posted: 10 March 2010 13:00:32
Filed under: Accounting/finance recruitment, Middle East
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As China emerges from the economic downturn, multinational businesses in the country will launch a "war for talent".This is the prediction made by Financial Times correspondent Lisa Thomas, who writes from Hong Kong that international ...
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Posted: 10 March 2010 12:15:45
Filed under: Asia & Middle East, Healthcare recruitment
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Students graduating from business courses in the US are seeing their prospects improve.This is according to a recent article in the New York Times, which suggested the jobs market in the country is stabilizing.University of Virginia business school ...
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Posted: 10 March 2010 09:40:16
Filed under: Accounting/finance recruitment, North America
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European nations have responded differently to the economic crisis, with some increasing investment in higher education and others making cutbacks.This is the conclusion of a study by the European Commission, which examines modernization of the ...
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Posted: 10 March 2010 08:00:00
Filed under: Education Recruitment, Europe
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The number of men and women in senior management roles in the finance sector should be equal, a new survey suggests.A poll carried out to mark International Women's Day on March 8th for the Government Equalities Office discovered 55 per cent of ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 15:10:38
Filed under: Accounting/finance recruitment, Europe
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Estonia's unemployment rate rose to 14.4 per cent last month, according to official government data.The eastern European country's Labor Board disclosed that the national jobless rate increased by 0.4 per cent in February from 14 per cent in ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 15:00:00
Filed under: EU Employment, Europe
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Switzerland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable in February at 4.1 per cent of the labor market.The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs disclosed that the national jobless rate remained unchanged from January's figure, raising ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 13:00:00
Filed under: Europe
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Those seeking engineering jobs in France may be interested to learn that a new agreement has been signed between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the country's Reseau Ferre de France and Synerail.Under the terms of the agreement, the EIB will ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 12:19:09
Filed under: Engineering Recruitment, Europe
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President Barack Obama's chief economist has suggested that employment improvements are a "realistic" possibility in the next few months.Christina Romer, chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, claimed that last month's official jobs ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 11:00:00
Filed under: North America
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An estimated 113,000 new jobs will be generated by the launch of a harmonized sales tax (HST) in British Columbia, a study claims.The government-commissioned document suggests the positions will be created over the next ten years once the ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 10:57:10
Filed under: Labor market legislation, North America
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February saw the level of job advertisements in Australia climb, a new study has shown.Figures from ANZ Bank indicate total ads increased during the month by 19.1 per cent to an average of 159,778 per week - the highest rise in 11 years.The data are ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 09:03:52
Filed under: Rest of the world
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The New Zealand government must pay more attention to the country's working women, according to the Council of Trade Unions (CTU).The employee organization urged the minister of women's affairs to start considering the impact of some of her ...
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Posted: 09 March 2010 09:00:00
Filed under: Rest of the world
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Gender equality remains a barrier to progress in Asia, according to the United Nations (UN) Development Fund.The UN agency published a report on the region, which disclosed that under-representation of women in the workforce remains a barrier to ...
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Posted: 08 March 2010 15:00:00
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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The next decade will be a period of employment growth for the Arab world, according to a meeting of regional leaders.The Economic Development Council met yesterday (March 7th) at the 37th Arab Labour Conference (ALO) to discuss the measures needed ...
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Posted: 08 March 2010 13:00:00
Filed under: Asia & Middle East
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