October 25, 2023
Business as usual is rare right now inside the companies that power Israel’s $520 billion economy, as leaders try to keep operations going while offering emotional and other support to workers. The realities of the Israel-Hamas war are upending not …
March 26, 2021
Australia is losing momentum in efforts to bring equality to the workforce, with a new study finding that it will probably take another 26 years until women are paid the same as men. The gender pay gap is worst in …
August 10, 2018
The UK should drop its net migration target after Brexit and introduce a system for arrivals from the European Union that better meets employers’ needs, Britain’s biggest business lobby group said. The recommendations published Friday by the Confederation of British …
March 20, 2013
Louisiana’s civilian labor force grew in January to the largest it’s been since 2005, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported that the state’s unemployment rate was 5.9 percent …
May 9, 2012
The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $2.95 million in federal funds to provide additional services to Louisiana’s unemployed, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. The money will come from a Re-employment and Eligibility Assessment grant, part of $65.5 million to …
February 9, 2012
Republican legislative leaders say they took away from Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State speech a renewed focus on bolstering training programs for Ohio workers, answering the governor’s call to find ways to better match residents’ skills with growing …
February 6, 2012
Illinois-based State Farm Insurance said it will hire 3,000 people across the U.S. and Canada, filling many positions left empty during the recession, and add 900 agents. The news follows an announcement by Chrysler that it will add almost 2,000 …