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Tag: Employment

Three in four young people are not being protected by employment rights

02/12/2023 - Leave a Comment

A new Trades Union Congress (TUC) report published on Thursday 30 November reveals that nearly three-quarters (72%) of young people aged 16 to 24 miss out on key employment rights at work. …

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Laid-off workers hesitate to rejoin Pakistan’s yo-yoing phone assembly industry

06/10/2023 - Leave a Comment

Pakistan’s mobile assembly industry was poised to take off, but a foreign exchange crisis caused the nascent, import-dependent sector to crash. Only 10.6 million phones have been manufactured so far …

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India’s age concern 

22/09/202227/12/2022 - 1 Comment

One of India’s greatest assets is youth. Jayan Jose Thomas calls for changes in established thinking to harness its potential. India, like many South Asian countries, has a young population. …

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Labour shortages: the ‘most urgent problem’ facing the UK economy right now

03/06/2022 - Leave a Comment

Anyone going on a UK break this month would do well to book pubs and restaurants well in advance, said The Sunday Times – and even if they get a table, they …

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The Great Resignation has morphed into the Great Sabbatical

28/01/2022 - Leave a Comment

Early last year, after winding down a long-term work contract in Hong Kong and relocating to England, for the first time in 20 years, I found myself with plenty of …

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All change

27/09/202103/10/2021 - Leave a Comment

Former Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla says our way of life is pulling into its final stop. He tells The Mint it’s time for the world to get off and …

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Research reveals a pay gap for LGBTQ workers and the cost of exclusion

18/05/202120/05/2021 - Leave a Comment

The wage gaps that exist between men and women and between white and black people have received a lot of attention in recent years. But there’s another wage gap that …

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Vaccine jobs boom doesn’t match all skill sets

19/04/202108/05/2021 - Leave a Comment

Stephen Defilippis, a 43-year old civil engineer from New Orleans, said he can’t find open jobs in his field or experience level, only for senior engineers or engineer interns. Now …

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Men, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows

13/04/202109/01/2022 - Leave a Comment

Facebook’s algorithm targets people for job listings based on their gender identity, new research has found. The study revealed that Facebook ads for jobs in fields dominated by men were visible to …

Men, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows Read More

EU takes step to help ‘gig’ economy workers

24/02/202126/02/2021 - Leave a Comment

The European Commission on Wednesday launched a public consultation to look into the legal employment status and conditions of gig economy workers. It is the bloc’s first step aimed at improving the rights …

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