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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

The great wall of unemployed
The employment outlook is "grim" according to Yin Weimin, China's minister of human resources and social security. So grim, in fact, that on November 26th the People's Bank of China slashed rates by more than a percentage point-the most in 11 years-to boost growth.

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!

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.

Unemployment Rates Grow Across NC
WINSTON-SALEM -- Unemployment rates increased in 61 of North Carolina's 100 counties, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Employment Security Commission of N.C.

Labour and Employment
On Nov. 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The final regulations are set to take effect on Jan. 16, 2009, and will impact the forms employers use to administer FMLA leave, employer FMLA policies, employer notice obligations concerning FMLA leave, service member leave obligations, and the FMLA ...

Labour and Employment
United States: New FMLA Regulations Take Effect January 2009: Are You Ready?