An article which appeared on the Guardian’s WorkBlog in April 2013 reports that Britain and Finland are taking steps to reduce discrimination in recruiting practices.
While many European countries are struggling with major economic problems, other regions, such as Latin America, are experiencing large growth rates and desperately looking for qualified personnel. But how do you bring in the modern, globalised labour, and make demands for skills that are both efficient and contemporary?
In its latest study (link in german), the European Central Bank (ECB) concludes that the state of the employment market plays a key role in the well-being of the Euro Zone.
According to the recently published employment barometer from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the employment rate in Switzerland has risen by 1.9 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth received the Nobel Prize in economics 2012 (link in german) for their “theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design” (link in german).
Growing numbers of working people in Switzerland hold several jobs at the same time. Such is the finding of the study “Mehrfacherwerbstätigkeit in der Schweiz” (multiple job-holding in Switzerland) by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
Americans Peter A. Diamond and Dale T. Mortensen and dual British/Cypriot citizen Christopher A. Pissarides have won the 2010 Nobel Prize in economics.
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