12/04/2008
Labour and Employment (Mondaq)
Further to the e-update on 17 July 2008, a UK Employment Tribunal has held at a pre-hearing review in the case of Coleman v Attridge Law that the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ("DDA") should be interpreted so as to protect individuals who suffer discrimination or harassment on the grounds of their association with a disabled person.
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12/04/2008
Africa: World Bank Report Highlights Youth Employment Issues (AllAfrica.com)
Johannesburg — The World Bank has called on African countries to adopt a range of actions to help deal with the youth employment challenge it is facing.
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12/04/2008
Hiring Solutions builds region's first award-winning employment website (AME Info)
In a first for the region, a dedicated Group employment website has been recognized at the UAE Web Awards 2008.
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12/04/2008
Employment Lawyers, Businesses Face Law Changes (The Memphis Daily News)
Employment and labor lawyers throughout the country – along with businesses of all sizes – are facing changes to existing and proposed legislation.The....
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12/04/2008
Monster Employment Index Declines in November (Centre Daily Times)
The Monster Employment Index fell seven points in November, as further economic uncertainty and workforce reductions continued to weigh on U.S. online recruitment activity. Year-over-year, the Index is now down 22 percent, with U.S. online job availability at its lowest level since 2004.
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12/04/2008
Monster Employment Index Declines in November (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----The Monster Employment Index fell seven points in November, as further economic uncertainty and workforce reductions continued to weigh on U.S. online recruitment activity.
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12/03/2008
Service sector shrinks in November as new orders, employment and prices drop sharply (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - The U.S. service sector contracted dramatically in November, as employment, new orders and prices fell precipitously, hurting retailers, hotels and other industries.
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12/03/2008
Stocks See Initial Weakness On Disappointing Employment Data - U.S. Commentary (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Stocks showed a notable decline at the start of trading on Wednesday, with the major averages moving back to the downside after ending the previous session firmly positive. Disappointing employment data contributed to the initial weakness.
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12/03/2008
ADP Report Shows A Bigger Than Expected Drop In Private Sector Employment (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Employment in the private sector decreased by more than expected in the month of November, according to a report released by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) on Wednesday, with the data likely to raise concerns about Friday's employment report from the Labor Department.
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12/03/2008
Greenback mixed ahead of November ADP employment report (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The ADP National Employment report is scheduled to be released at 8:15 AM ET Wednesday. The report is usually released two days prior to the Labor Department's employment report. Economists expect the report to show a loss of 173,000 jobs in the U.S. private sector.
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