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Internships are now accepted as an essential first step into the job market. Graduates often do two or three internships, the majority are unpaid with no job on the cards when they end. Is working for nothing for six months an elitist opportunity for rich kids whose parents can fund them? Are companies abusing free labour? Should internships be regulated or should young people just wise up about what’s on offer? WORLDbytes reporters check out the view on the streets of East London.Internships are now accepted as an essential first step into the job market. Graduates... more
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The founders of Interns Anonymous explain why they set up their campaign and website. They spill the beans on the largest survey ever done with interns and challenge the idea that a whole generation should put up with working for free. As Rosy Rickett put it “internships don’t get you jobs, jobs get you jobs.”The founders of Interns Anonymous explain why they set up their campaign and website.... more
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- After months of painful losses, the economy added jobs last month, spurring hopes that the labor market may finally be turning around.
The economy added 151,000 jobs in October, the Labor Department reported Friday, an improvement over September, when the economy lost 41,000 jobs. That was much better than the 68,000 gain that economists surveyed by CNNMoney.com were expecting, and the best overall number since May.
"It's maybe an indication that we're starting to turn the corner," said Stephen Bronars, senior economist with Welch Consulting. "It's a small step, but at least we're going in the right direction. Things are definitely not going to get worse."
Businesses continued to hire for the tenth month in a row, following nearly two straight years of private sector losses. Companies added 159,000 jobs to their payrolls in October, much stronger than the 92,000 jobs economists had predicted for the sector.
But the government continued to slash jobs, shedding 8,000 workers in the month.
Only a handful of census workers were cut from government payrolls in October -- nearly the last of the temporary census jobs that have dragged down public sector job growth for the last four months.
And upward revisions for August and September showed there were 110,000 additional job gains in those months than previously reported.
The unemployment rate, which is calculated in a separate survey, remained unchanged at 9.6%, the government said Friday.
President Obama praised the strong numbers in an address following the announcement, but emphasized that more improvement is needed.
"That's not good enough," he said. "The unemployment rate is still high, and we've got a lot of work to do."
Americans still struggling
While the report was a generally positive sign, the job market is still very fragile. The labor market needs about 150,000 jobs per month just to keep pace with population growth, and at least 300,000 per month to make a dent in unemployment, Bronars said.
Unemployment is likely to remain high for some time. The rate doesn't include 1.2 million discouraged workers who've stopped looking for a job.
"There are still a lot of people who have stopped looking for work because there weren't as many hires, and as they come back in, it's going to keep that unemployment rate high for a while," Bronars said.
The number of Americans who are involuntarily working part-time, fell to 9.2 million in October but still remains just shy of record highs. This category includes workers who are stuck in part-time jobs because either their hours have been cut or they can't find full-time work.
The so-called underemployment rate, which counts both discouraged workers and involuntarily part-time workers, slipped to 17% from 17.1% in September. That means more than one in six adults are still without the job they want or need. To top of pageNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- After months of painful losses, the economy added jobs last... more
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Having spent four years in Windsor while attending College – and fondly referring to it as my second home, I was greatly saddened to see how the downfall of the auto industry and the recent recession drastically effected the southern Ontario border city. A once prosperous mecca in the auto industry where–thanks to the Big Three—employment rates where high, wages were good and life was generally agreeable.
Today, Windsor’s auto industry has been rocked by the recession as General Motors and Chrysler were forced to ask the U.S. and Canadian governments for a huge bailout, thousands of jobs were lost, factories closed down, and Windsor’s manufacturing industry became a relative ghost town. Cue the rolling tumbleweeds.
But with the recent surge in CleanTech and Green energy in Ontario, Windsor may find solace as it and the surrounding counties are becoming a breeding ground for green energy manufacturing and supply within the province.
Continue reading after the jump: http://www.enviralment.ca/2010/11/03/windsors-mauled-auto-industry-provides-perfect-foundation-for-green-energy-lift/Having spent four years in Windsor while attending College – and fondly... more
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Historic job protections begin next month for domestic workers in New York. Overtime, paid leave and anti-discrimination provisions are part of a package that could start setting new standards for what some call the most vulnerable job market in every part of the world.
On Nov. 29 New York will be the first state in the United States to extend to domestic workers basic rights such as overtime pay, paid leave and protection from workplace discrimination.
All of the state's roughly 200,000 such workers, regardless of their immigration status, will be protected under the new law.
California--with twice as many domestic workers--is widely expected to be the next state to follow suit. While domestic workers are difficult to count, there could be as many as 2.5 million in the United States, according to estimates from the International Labor Organization, a U.N. agency that sets international standards on labor.
Read personal accounts of these changes at Women's eNews - http://www.womensenews.org/story/equal-payfair-wage/101026/new-york-nannies-prepare-historic-job-protectionsHistoric job protections begin next month for domestic workers in New York. Overtime,... more
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It doesn't matter if you're a Mom and Pop business or the most mega of mega multinationals, you want a tax break. But, if some big businesses can be "too big to fail", can't some small business be "too small to survive" regardless of the breaks they get?It doesn't matter if you're a Mom and Pop business or the most mega of mega... more
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The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that employment of Registered Nurses (RNs) is expected to grow 23 percent between 2006 and 2016 with 587,000 new jobs.
However, nursing shortage statistics show that there will not be enough RNs to fill these positions.
Source: http://www.veterinarytechnician.com/nurse-shortage/The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that employment of Registered Nurses (RNs) is... more
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Video: New Social Media Guidelines for BC government employees
The British Columbia government is creating new guidelines for the use of social media among its employees and encouraging the use of Twitter, Facebook and other tools in everything from forest fire updates to citizen input on policy decisions.Video: New Social Media Guidelines for BC government employees
The British... more
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Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes to a Chongqing market, where alongside Chinese workers he carries massive bundles of clothing from the street up to a retail store.
"Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Wednesdays at 10/9c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.
For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes to a Chongqing market, where alongside... more
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Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi explores the large number of migrant workers who travel from the east coast of China to Chongqing to work under dangerous, low-paying conditions. Despite massive construction and rapid growth, many locals are still unemployed.
"Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Wednesdays at 10/9c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.
For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.Vanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi explores the large number of migrant workers who... more
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Israel has found a huge amount of oil and gas right off its own Mediterranean Coast, and this find may be enough to completely supply all of Israel's energy needs for many decades to come.
This discovery will more strongly support the Israeli currency (the Shekel), as well as provide employment for thousands, thus uplifting the entire Israeli economy.
According to Arutz Sheva, the Israeli News Agency, there may actually be enough oil and gas, to sell to other countries as well.
The exact location is a mere few miles from Tel Aviv, in an area known as, "Rosh Haayin."
The full report will be released in the middle of September, but officials are openly optimistic and didn't mind providing this, "Oil spill (LOL)."Israel has found a huge amount of oil and gas right off its own Mediterranean Coast,... more
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