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Unemployment Benefits in Retreat Mode
… generous developed countries for unemployment benefits, according to a 2007 report from the Organization for Economic Co - operation and Development . The research group found that Nordic countries provide levels of unemployment benefits that …
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Postal Service Cuts, Job Insecurity and You
… of safety net generosity during the initial phase of joblessness, according to the Organisation for Economic Co - operation and Development research group . The U.S. ranking improved to a tie for 14th place when considering …
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Whither Denmark?
… benefits. A recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co - operation and Development research group found that Nordic ..... Times story comes on the heels of an OECD report last month �that cites ..... effective public sector . Meanwhile, OECD says one in three of its member …
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The Last Word: Youth and Consequences
… percent last year, and it exceeded 30 percent in Greece, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co - operation and Development . Addressing the urgency of global youth unemployment last month, Manpower Inc. chairman …
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Work-Sharing Programs Get a Closer Look, Could Help Stem Layoffs
… from November to February. The international employment situation also is dire. The Organisation for Economic Co - operation and Development research group has called for governments to take quick and decisive action to prevent …
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Talent IQ
… A study run by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) rated the mathematics ..... recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) titled "Education …
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Financial Markets--and Workers--Need Stability
… to workers. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development research group came ..... this month. The OECD 's Financial Markets ..... and bankers, the OECD acknowledged the ..... individuals. "The OECD also notes that …
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$4 Trillion Lost Worldwide by Pension Funds in 2008
… to an estimate from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . The estimate was released ..... Wednesday, November 12, at an OECD seminar in Paris in a presentation ..... discount rate used, and the OECD expects that when year …
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Stuck in the Waiting Room
… nation in the world, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . Employers pay for the health care of ..... domestic product in 2002, according to the OECD . "Most big manufacturers have a health …
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A Grim Labor Forecast
… group of mostly developed countries that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . A report last month from the research organization found that across most OECD countries, the level of benefits that unemployed people …
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Human Capital in the Business Web
… treating humans as capital. Isn t it a bit Orwellian, they say? Riel Miller, who wrote an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) study on human capital, disagrees: "What would you rather be, a cost or an asset …
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Aussies Early to Workforce Planning Game
… 5 percent in August, compared with a 9.6 percent rate in the U.S., according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development research group. Workforce Management , October, 2009, p. 40 -- Subscribe Now!
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Contract Staffing Under Scrutiny
… contract work and temporary staffing agencies. And international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development , have called on governments to restrict the growth of “informal” employment arrangements …
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Where the Knowledge Workers Are
… the European Union’s 1 million and the United States’ 1.3 million, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . In addition, while government support for R&D work is expanding in Russia, China and …
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Smarter Belt-Tightening Ahead?
… from research group the Organization for Economic Co - operation and Development . The OECD said a measure of leading ..... activity lies ahead in the OECD area, which primarily ..... member country, but the OECD said data points to a potential …
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The EU Is Growing, but Western Europe's Fears of Mass Migration Are Overblown
… countries grow, says Jean-Christophe Dumont, a migration expert with the Organization for Economic Co - operation and Development ( OECD ) in Paris. According to OECD figures, in 2002 per capita gross domestic product in the UK was $26 …
