Australia’s unemployment rate steady
August 9th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 9 (IANS) Australia's unemployment rate stayed at 5.2 percent in July, the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced Thursday.The ABS reported that the number of people employed increased ... Read more...
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ILO warns of new global jobs crisis
April 30th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, April 30 (IANS) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monday warned of the emergence of a global jobs crisis, noting that around 50 million jobs that were lost during the ... Read more...
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Australia’s unemployment rate down
February 16th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 16 (IANS) Australia's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 percent in January, lowest since July 2011, data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed Thursday.
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Babies raised by working mums don’t necessarily suffer cognitive setbacks
July 31st, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Working mothers are not necessarily harmful to child development, according to a new study.Researchers at Columbia University say they are among the first to measure the full effect ... Read more...
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Flexibility at work boosts employees’ well being
February 19th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Giving employees greater flexibility at work is likely to boost their health and well being, according to new evidence.
Greater flexibility "has the potential to promote a healthier ... Read more...
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More flexibility in work schedules boosts employees’ health
February 18th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has suggested that giving employees more flexibility over their work schedules is likely to boost their health.However, interventions that are motivated or dictated by the ... Read more...
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Cycle rickshaws need of the hour, ban arbitrary: Court
February 10th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday termed the ban on cycle rickshaws on the city's arterial roads "arbitrary" and stressed that non-motorised vehicles were the need of the ... Read more...
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Two thirds of Brit women prefer working for male bosses
August 13th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): Majority of women employees prefer having a male boss, a new study has revealed.The study, conducted by OnePoll.com, revealed that two thirds of women prefer working for male ... Read more...
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Job surge in Australia: Positive uptick or rogue figures?
May 7th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 7 (DPA) Shocked Australian economists didn't know whether to jeer or cheer Thursday when official figures showed unemployment falling to 5.4 percent in April from 5.7 percent in March.
Most had ... Read more...
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