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).

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.

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

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!

Suffolk council set to approve changes to personnel code
SUFFOLK Affirmative action is out. Equal employment opportunity is in. And "reduction in force" has joined the glossary. Those are just a few of the changes the City Council is set to approve Wednesday in a 48-page overhaul of the personnel chapter of city code.

Unemployment Hotline
North Carolina's Employment Security Commission is introducing a way for the newly unemployed to file a compensation claim by telephone. The new phone system has a voice recognition feature that will guide users through the process of filing a claim.

Law Firms Denied Permission to Leave Sex Bias Suit
Two law firms defending an attorney accused of sexual harassment cannot withdraw as his counsel days before trial, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young is lead counsel and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler local counsel for Oppenheimer & Co. and its former GC, Eric J. Shames, in an employment discrimination dispute brought by a paralegal. The judge noted that Shames had ...

IT Industry sees growth despite economy woes
WALTHAM, USA: 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.

Parent of Monster.com opens SC customer center
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - Here's some good economic news in a rather bleak economy. The employment-services company Monster is opening a customer service center near Florence.

Jacksonville employment losses not as steep as Florida's
Northeast Florida?s work force hasn?t shrunk as fast as other parts of Florida, but a 1.5 percent decrease between October 2007 and October 2008 wasn?t painless, either. That?s a loss of 9,300 jobs, according to state Agency for Workforce Innovation statistics.

November Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; PMI at 36.2%; New Orders, Production, Employment and Inventories ...
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in November for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the second consecutive month, say the nation?s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business ® .

South Africa: Microsoft Backs Scheme for Technology Training
Johannesburg ? AN INITIATIVE to take technologies to people in underserved communities to improve their skills and raise their employment prospects has won the backing of Microsoft.

Uganda: Fagil Mandy Roots for Languages
Kampala ? STUDENTS need to learn more than one language so as to compete in the job market. Fagil Mandy, an expert and education consultant, said "Let students learn foreign languages rather than their mother languages. This will enable them to move to other regions for gainful employment."

Disaster unemployment assistance deadline approaching for workers in 34 counties affected by Hurricane Ike
The last day to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, under Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-1791-DR for individuals whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to Hurricane Ike between Sunday, Sept. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008.

South Africa: Quarter of Senior Manager Jobs Held By Blacks
Johannesburg ? THE penetration of black South Africans into senior management, middle management and supervisory positions has picked up this year but is still well short of employment equity compliance targets.

MT cities among strongest for employment
Despite rising jobless rates, there is still more work available in Montana than a lot of other places.    

NC offers phone service for jobless claims
North Carolina's Employment Security Commission is introducing a way for the newly unemployed to file a compensation claim by telephone. The agency said Monday it will start the system for unemployed workers to file their initial claim for benefits on Wednesday. Until then, unemployed workers could either visit an ESC office or file claims online at the agency's website. The ESC says its new ...

Workforce aiding UTMB in downsizing
Workforce Solutions is working in partnership with the University of Texas Medical Branch to provide employment assistance to UTMB workers who have been dislocated due to facility layoffs.

Jobless rate hits 18-year plateau
Unemployment in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties reached an 18-year-high last month, according to a report released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Kalamazoo City Commission unanimously approves gay-rights ordinance
KALAMAZOO -- The city of Kalamazoo has stepped beyond existing state and federal laws, making it illegal to use sexual orientation to discriminate in housing, public accommodations and employment.