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AUPE breaks off collective agreement bargaining with Alberta government

The Canadian PressMay 3, 2013 23:00
EDMONTON - The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says its government services bargaining committee has broken off collective agreement negotiations with the province. The union says employer representatives tabled a position that failed to address any union concerns so the union has applied to have a mediator appointed. AUPE negotiator Dale Perry says the government was offering a three-year wage freeze and a two per cent pay hike in the fourth year, along with a paid Christmas break.

US adds 165K jobs in April; unemployment 7.5%

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 09:45
The US economy added a solid 165,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate fell from 7.6 percent to 7.5 percent, its lowest level since December 2008, the Labor Department said Friday. In a sharply improved picture of the economy from a month ago, the better-than-expected employment data showed much stronger hiring in February and March than previously reported. Data revisions recorded 114,000 more jobs were generated than originally thought during those two months, even as taxes rose and government spending tightened.

US weekly jobless claims fall to 5-year low

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 09:45
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell for last week to a five-year low, the US Labor Department said Thursday. Initial jobless claims, an indicator of the pace of layoffs, fell by 18,000 to 324,000 in the week ending April 27, the department said. That was the lowest level since mid-January 2008, when claims totaled 321,000. Analysts on average had expected claims to rise to 346,000. The four-week moving average of first-time claims also fell, by 16,000 to 342,250.

Weak Europe weighs on staffing firm PageGroup

April 16, 2013 05:45
By Christine Murray LONDON (Reuters) - British recruiter PageGroup <MPI.L> posted a 7 percent drop in first-quarter profit as recession-hit businesses in the euro zone held back from hiring permanent staff, and said it saw little sign of improvement in the months ahead. The firm, formerly Michael Page International, makes about 40 percent of its profit in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and less than a quarter of its business involves temporary jobs, which tend to fare better in a tough economy.

Laguna solon mulls amendment to 1997 Social Security Act

April 15, 2013 14:21
A Laguna lawmaker has proposed amendments to the Social Security Act of 1997 or Republic Act 8282 to increase the benefits and welfare of the self-employed and entrepreneurs as well as self-paying members and workers. Laguna’s 3rd District Rep. Ma.

U.S. initial jobless claims drop sharply

April 12, 2013 17:16
The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid fell sharply last week after a jump in the previous week, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday. The advance figure for seasonally-adjusted initial claims for jobless benefits was 346,000 in the week ending April 6, down 42, 000 from the revised figure of 388,000 in the previous week, hence the highest since late November, 2012. Meanwhile, the four-week moving average, which helps smooth out week-to-week volatility, edged up to 358,000 from 355,000 in the previous week.

London financial services job vacancies up 25 percent in first quarter

April 11, 2013 13:45
LONDON (Reuters) - Job vacancies in London's financial services sector rose by a quarter in the first three months of the year as employers picked up their hiring activity, boosting confidence in the labour market, a survey showed. Job vacancies in one of the world's top financial centres rose to 7,308 in the first quarter, up from 5,859 in the same period last year, according to recruitment firm Morgan McKinley's London Employment Monitor for March.

Jobless claims data calms jitters over U.S. labour market

April 11, 2013 09:00
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, easing fears of a marked deterioration in labour market conditions after a surprise stumble in job growth in March. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 42,000 to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday, unwinding a jump in the prior week that appeared related to difficulties adjusting the data for seasonal variations.

GCC to discuss standardised contract for migrant domestic workers

April 11, 2013 03:15
GCC labour ministers are expected to meet later this year to discuss a ‘Standardised Employment Contract’ to promote and protect the rights and welfare of migrant domestic workers in the region. Speaking to Muscat Daily, William Gois, regional director of Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), said, “Cleaners, nannies, cooks, butlers, drivers and gardeners would be included in the new regulations, which will be discussed by GCC labour ministers at a meeting in Bahrain later this year.” Gois revealed that under the new unified job contract draft, which has been prepared by MFA, domestic w

Gov't to turn irregular public workers into regulars by 2015

April 9, 2013 07:11
The government will give irregular workers in the public sector semi-regular positions by 2015 as part of efforts to eliminate discriminatory labor practices and improve working conditions, the labor ministry said Monday.With announcing the results of its fact-finding survey concerning irregular workers in the public sector, the ministry vowed to draw up a list of temporary workers who carry out duties "on a constant and continuous basis" and make them semi-regular employees with no limit on the contract period.As of the end of 2012, some 249,000 public workers held non-regul
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