Written by Foras Teamhrach
“The number of temporary contract workers at automaker BMW’s Leipzig plant has steadily increased over recent years. Currently there are more than 1,100 workers on temporary contracts working alongside 2,800 permanent staff, whose pay averages €1,000 (US$1,340) per month less than their permanent colleagues. Under pressure from the workforce, the works council filed a [...]
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
“The recent announcements of mass layoffs by the US Postal Service, Procter & Gamble, and Archer Daniels Midland, together with the bankruptcies of Fuller Brush and American Airlines, have upended claims that the United States is in the midst of an “economic recovery.” In fact, the US economy remains mired in mass unemployment, with [...]
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
RTE: CSO data show that the unemployment rate in the third quarter of this year was 14.4%, up from 14.2% in the previous quarter. The latest Central Statistics Office report stated that the number of people at work fell by 2.5% or 46,000 over the previous 12 months to just over 1.8 million. Unemployment [...]
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
Another interesting post from Progressive Economy. The OECD has just published its Employment Outlook 2009. There is a report on Ireland, which appears to contradict the more cheerful tone from Government and media, anxious to get the Lisbon Treaty passed. From Progressive Economy: “The OECD is predicting up to 15 percent unemployment by end-2010.” OECD: [...]
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