A recent survey conducted by job site Monster has unveiled significant insights into the evolving landscape of the US job market in 2024. The findings indicate a notable shift in the attitudes of American workers, with a staggering 95% expressing intentions to explore new job opportunities throughout the year. Representative image of job hunting. Gerd … Read more
Doctor Botox Olivier Véran, a former French government spokesperson and ex-minister of health, recently announced his next career venture at the Clinique des Champs-Élysées in Paris. For Véran, who was a neurologist before turning to politics, going back to medicine is not all that surprising. What was shocking — and caused some uproar in the … Read more
The last time he voted in an election of any kind was “maybe” 20 years ago. Like most people in Luník IX, an impoverished Roma neighborhood on the outskirts of Slovakia’s second-largest city, Košice, he was not planning to vote in the upcoming European election. It doesn’t make sense for him to vote, because the … Read more
The development of Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a significant impact on work culture across the globe. AI has led businesses to implement a four-day workweek and offer their employees more remote positions. According to the Office for National Statistics, as of last year, 44 per cent of UK workers are currently employed in positions … Read more
The EU-Egypt deal coincides with an uptick in irregular migration to the bloc of wealthy countries. Following a lull in 2022, the EU faced a surge in migrants arriving via the Mediterranean Sea during 2023 and numbers are climbing again in 2024, according to the EU official. A deal inked with Tunisia last July and … Read more
Traditionally deemed a resume taboo, gaps in employment are becoming increasingly normalised. In some instances, gap years (also known as career breaks) are most commonly used for travelling, parenting or re-charging. Adam Nicoll, the group marketing director at UK-based recruitment and job-consulting firm Randstad, said that recruiters were once “taught to treat any CV gaps … Read more
U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in February amid higher costs for gasoline and shelter, suggesting some stickiness in inflation that could delay an anticipated June interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 per cent last month after climbing 0.3 per cent in January, the Labour Department’s Bureau of Labour Statistics … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the biggest issue in the country is unemployment and asserted that the youth have now taken a pledge that it will not be ‘Mann Ki Baat’ but ‘Rozgar Ki Baat’ in the country. His remarks came a day after the Congress promised the right to employment as well … Read more
According to new figures, published by payroll provider Deel, the UK is witnessing a rapid increase of contract terminations compared to more than 160 countries across the globe. Deel’s statistics highlighted the sharp 14 per cent rise in contract terminations around the world towards the end of 2023, jumping from 28 per cent to a … Read more
Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose to 5 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. The bureau said this in its Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS) report for Q3 2023 released on Monday. The NBS said the rate is an increase of 0.8 per cent from Q2 2023 (4.2 … Read more
