Labour and Employment
This year was a busy one for the California legislature. In spite of the state budget crisis and a worsening economy, some noteworthy employment bills became law.

Employment up throughout N.C. counties in October
(The following information is from the NC Employment Security Commission.)

Christian counsellor heads to Employment Tribunal over dismissal
A Christian counsellor solicitor and former church elder took the charity Relate Avon to the Employment Tribunal on Monday after he was dismissed for a perceived failure to comply with Relates equal opportunities policy regarding the provision of sex therapy to same sex couples

Global meet on National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS)
Visakhapatnam, Dec 1 : Andhra University Social Work Department Head And Conference Director B Devi Prasad today inaugurated a two-day global conference on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

State can't find former senator who broke employment laws
John David "Jack" Noble and his wife, Tracey Lee Noble, lost a civil judgment in the case brought by the Idaho Industrial Commission. They failed to provide workers compensation insurance for employees at their now-defunct dairy in Kuna.

Employment service feeling needbefore unemployment benefits extension
TRAVERSE CITY ? No one understood the need for President George Bush?s extension of unemployment benefits more than local staff with Michigan Works!

Employment in Douglas on upswing despite state reports
Douglas unemployment ballooned to 9.4 percent based on the most recent unemployment report from he state. Now, we can officially say the sky is falling.

Talking about jobs: Labour market planner speaks with youth about employment
It was pretty simple to Beverly Ann Myers - if you want to know what the youth need, you have to listen to what they have to say.

Labour and Employment
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which will become effective on January 16, 2009. The rule both implements recent amendments to the FMLA that provide leave entitlements for family of military servicemembers and revises the DOL's prior FMLA regulations in various respects.

U.S. automotive jobs 101
The automotive industry directly employs more than 2 million workers in the United States. That is more than 43,000 workers, on average, in every state. While Michigan is the top state for automotive-related employment, with more than 240,000 workers, even Alaska employs nearly 2,500 workers in the auto industry. Check out our interactive map that displays the number of auto jobs across the ...

St. Louis unemployment rate hits 6.9%
The grim employment scene continued in October.

Microsoft invests another £4m in European NGOs to fuel e-employment
Microsoft is investing an additional £4m in cash and software in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that run community skills training projects in 30...

Charity warns on workers' rights
Workers are denied basic employment rights including maternity leave and holiday pay, Citizens Advice says.

Auto supplier to lay off 157 in Bardstown
Intertec Systems LLC, a maker of instrument panels and consoles for vehicles, has filed a notice with the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, that it intends to lay off 157 workers at its plant in Bardstown, Ky.

Boeing Seeks Anti-Discrimination Employment Exemption Down Under
Manufacturer Requests Exclusion Of Certain Nationalities At Australian Ops Boeing has ruffled a few Australian feathers by requesting the Queensland Anti-Discrimination tribunal for renewal of an exemption permitting the exclusion of certain nationalities from employment in compliance with US security regulations.

IT Industry Experiences Growth Despite Economy Woes, According to New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
While many U.S. job seekers are struggling to find employment, and workers can attest that it?s a tough economy to work in, industry experts say that certain sectors ? like information technology (IT) ? are experiencing growth and moving along this economic rollercoaster headstrong.

McLean County's October jobless rate climbs again
BLOOMINGTON -- McLean County?s unemployment rate returned to a higher level in October. Though the county?s jobless rate had fallen to 5.1 percent in September, it turned upward to register 5.5 percent the next month, according to statistics from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment has risen from 3.6 percent in October 2007.

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The government is drafting a new employment stimulus package under which it will grant a subsidy of up to 1 million yen per person to companies hiring non-student part-timers as full-time employees, informed sources said Tuesday.

Three to sue Isuzu over lost jobs
UTSUNOMIYA, Tochigi Pref. (Kyodo) Three seasonal workers at truck and bus maker Isuzu Motors Ltd. plan to file a lawsuit seeking a court injunction to invalidate Isuzu's advance notice of termination of their employment contracts, their lawyer said Tuesday. The workers at Isuzu's plant in Ohira, Tochigi Prefecture, will file the suit with the Tochigi branch of the Utsunomiya District Court on ...

Most Metropolitan Areas Report Higher Unemployment In October
(RTTNews) - Tuesday morning, the Department of Labor released its report on metropolitan area employment in the month of October, showing that unemployment rates were higher in most metropolitan areas compared to the same month a year ago.