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vergess · 8 months
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I'm fascinated by the insistence of even fairly progressive people over a certain age (around 20 years my senior) insistently believe the myth that "no one wants to work."
Meanwhile, again, myself and everyone I know are blasting applications as aggressively as possible for a less than 1% chance of an interview for glamourous positions such as "grocery store janitor" and "gas station cashier"
Meanwhile, study after study shows definitively that the labour "shortage" is caused by companies claiming they are hiring when they are not.
Meanwhile, the basic reality of looking around yourself at how many young people as dying in poverty while scrabbling for nonexistent jobs continues to occur.
Meanwhile, more people are striking than have in decades because working conditions are continuing to deteriorate.
"No one wants to work" is a LIE, and an insulting one at that.
(Links to studies will be provided in the reblogs)
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if-you-fan-a-fire · 7 months
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"All Soldiers Now At Harvest Work," Regina Leader-Post. September 8, 1943. Page 3. ---- Final group of soldiers from the west coast, detailed for farm duty in Saskatchewan, arrived in the province Wednesday and are now working on farms, according to W. W. Dawson, secretary of the Central Harvest Labor committee.
Sixty-two soldiers made up the last contingent of the 450 who have been distributed throughout the province to farmers who made application for soldier help.
Help is also arriving steadily from Ontario. There are now more than 1,300 farmers and farm workers from eastern Canada on Saskatchewan farms. An additional 1,000 harvest helpers from Ontario have been provided with special harvest excursion train fares in the east to make the trip west. Their arrival in Saskatchewan will almost meet the harvest help needs of the farmers in this province, said Mr. Dawson.
With regard to soldier help Mr. Dawson stressed that when a soldier was detailed for farm duty, the farmer should not pay any wages to the soldier. The contract signed, provided that payment would be made at the rate of $4 per day or a portion thereof, but --dement for the amount of ages due, must be made to the office of the Central Harvest Labor committee, Regina.
Payment should be made to the harvest office in the form of a bank draft or money order payment made to the receiver general of Canada and should be accompanied by completed pay sheets which are provided to each soldier. The pay sheets must be signed by the farmer, the soldier. and the secretary of the local harvest labor committee.
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The Truth About the ‘Great Resignation’ – Who Changed Jobs, Where They Went and Why
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Carrillo-Tudela, C., Clymo, A. & Zentler-Munro, D. (2022, March 28). The truth about the ‘great resignation’ – who changed jobs, where they went and why. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-truth-about-the-great-resignation-who-changed-jobs-where-they-went-and-why-180159
Carlos Carrillo-Tudela, Alex Clymo, & David Zentler-Munro write: "There was indeed a great resignation in the UK, according to the data. The chart below shows that resignations rose sharply from the end of 2020 and significantly exceeded their pre-pandemic levels in the final quarter of 2021. However this is not because workers decided to abandon work and leave the labour force. Instead, we are seeing a rise in workers resigning primarily to start new jobs for other employers. The only age group where there has been an increase in people leaving the labour force has been among the over-50s, who have been retiring in larger numbers than normal. So, why have people been resigning to work for other employers in above-average numbers? Some commentators have suggested that the rise has been propelled by individuals looking to make drastic career changes, as workers reevaluate their lives after the pandemic. In fact, this is not borne out by the data."
"Could the rise in resignations be contributing to rising labour shortages? The latter half of 2021 saw many reports of firms facing difficulties filling vacancies, raising the possibility that rising resignations could be causing these recruitment difficulties. We found that there was a higher rate of resignations among workers coming from the five “shortage” sectors finding it hardest to recruit people: construction, manufacturing, accommodation, health, and food, administration and support...Instead of being the cause, the increases in resignations in these five sectors are more likely to be a symptom of their labour shortages: employers “poaching” staff from rivals by offering better conditions as the economy rebounded from the depths of the pandemic. Losing staff will obviously have created additional pain for employers who were already struggling to recruit. In sum, contrary to what some might be hoping, the so-called great resignation of 2021 has not significantly improved the career paths of workers. Workers who have been willing and able to change employers have been rewarded with improved pay, while wage growth for those who have stayed put will be slower and insufficient to offset large increases in the cost of living."
Additional Information
Carrillo-Tudela, C. et. al. (2022). Search and Reallocation in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the UK. CESIFO Working Papers, no. 9621. https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/cesifo1_wp9621.pdf
(2022). Older workers after the pandemic: creating an inclusive labour market. TUC. https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/older-workers-after-pandemic-creating-inclusive-labour-market
Cominetti, N. et. al. (2022). Changing jobs? Change in the UK labour market and the role of worker mobility. The Economy 2030 Inquiry. https://economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Changing-jobs.pdf
Photo Source: Jasmund, M. (2018). Exit [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/t-WxNy6CMyU
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head-post · 2 months
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Germany considers introducing 4-day workweek due to labour shortages
45 German companies and organisations are testing the benefits of a four-day working week for six months, with employees still getting paid in full, according to Bild.
The initiative is led by consulting firm Intraprenör in cooperation with the non-profit organisation 4 Day Week Global (4DWG). Its supporters argue that a four-day working week would increase productivity and, as a result, help alleviate the country’s shortage of skilled labour.
Germany is considered a hard-working and efficient country, but labour productivity has fallen in recent years.
Read more HERE
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tearsofrefugees · 3 months
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shumailach-blog · 1 year
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Understanding America’s Labor Shortage
We hear every day from our member companies—of every size and industry, across nearly every state—they’re facing unprecedented challenges trying to find enough workers to fill open jobs. Right now, the latest data shows that we have over 10 million job openings in the U.S.—but only 5.7 million unemployed workers.
How Did We Get Here? Rail Labor Dispute Threatens the National Economy We have a lot of jobs, but not enough workers to fill them. If every unemployed person in the country found a job, we would still have 4 million open jobs.
The U.S. Chamber is capturing the trends on job openings, labor force participation, quit rates, and more, for a quick understanding of the state of the workforce in ourAmerica Works Data Center.
Read on for an analysis of the state of the workforce on the national level. An interactive map tracking the worker shortage across the state is here. An in-depth look at how the worker shortage is impacting different industries is here.
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How Did This Happen?
At the height of the pandemic, more than 120,000 businesses temporarily closed, and more than 30 million U.S. workers were unemployed. Since then, job openings have steadily increased since January 2020, while unemployment has slowly declined.
Overall, in 2022, employers ended up adding an unprecedented 4.5 million jobs. But at the same time, millions of Americans have been leaving the labor force since before the pandemic. In fact, we have nearly three million fewer Americans participating in the labor force today compared to February of 2020.
Understanding The Gap
Right now, the labor force participation rate is 62.6%, down from 63.3% in February 2020. It’s clear that able workers are being overlooked or sitting on the sidelines. But there’s not just one reason that workers are sitting out, but several factors have come together to cause the ongoing shortage.
The U.S. Chamber surveyed unemployed workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic on what is keeping them from returning to work. Twenty-seven percent indicated that the need to be home and care for children or other family members has made the return to work difficult or impossible. More than a quarter (28%) indicated that they have been ill and their health has taken priority over looking for work.
In addition to the factors outlined below, the survey also revealed some are still concerned about COVID-19 at work, indicate that pay is too low, or are more focused on acquiring new skills and education before re-entering the job market.
Factors Contributing To The Labor Shortage
An increase in savings
Enhanced unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and not being able to go out and spend money during the Lockdown all contributed to Americans collectively adding $4 trillion to their savings accounts since early 2020. The extra few hundred dollars a week from enhanced unemployment benefits (which ended in Sept. 2021), specifically, led to 68% of claimants earning more on unemployment than they did while working.
In the Chamber's Nov. 2022 survey, 23% of women cited others in the family making enough money that working full-time is not as critical as the reason they have not re-entered the workforce. Higher income and savings bolstered people’s economic stability—allowing them to continue sitting out of the labor force.
Early retirements
As of October 2021, the pandemic drove more than 3 million adults into early retirement. In all, the number of adults 55 and older being detached from the labor force due to retirement grew from 48.1% in Q3 of 2019 to 50.3% in Q3 2021.
Lack of access to childcare
Even before the pandemic, a lack of access to high quality, affordable childcare was an issue. Research from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation found that due to breakdowns in the childcare system, the states surveyed (Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, and Texas) missed an estimated average of $2.7 billion annually for their economies.
A recent report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Education Trust shows that the pandemic created a vicious cycle for the industry; to return to work, workers need reliable childcare, but providers are facing immense challenges themselves. The pandemic forced many childcare providers to close or scale down: between February and April 2020, the industry lost 370,600 jobs — 95% of which were held by women. Unfortunately, the recovery has not been swift; as late as September 2021, childcare industry employment remained 10 percent lower than pre-pandemic levels.
Additionally, women are participating in the labor force the lowest rates since the 1970s. In the spring of 2020, 3.5 million mothers left their job, driving the labor force participation rate for working moms from around 70% to 55%. This number is improving – but it has not fully rebounded.
New business starts
In the spirit of entrepreneurship, some employees either left work or stayed unemployed to open their own businesses. Over the last two years, nearly 10 million new business applications were filed and in 2020 alone more than 4 million new business were started.
The Great Reshuffle Meanwhile, there has been a "Great Reshuffle" among workers. ‘The Great Resignation’ worked its way into our vocabulary as the shift of our labor force started to become apparent—and the hashtag #quittok even went viral as social media users posted about quitting their jobs in search for more free time or better opportunities.
A full 4.2 million people quit their jobs in November 2022, but hiring has outpaced quits since November 2020 (hovering around 4%).
Source: https://www.uschamber.com/workforce/understanding-americas-labor-shortage
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ladyragana · 1 year
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idealsteps · 1 year
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Recognising the significance of hiring and recruitment is insufficient  in today’s competitive talent market. It must become established in the corporate culture, a way of life, to attract and hire the greatest individuals. Fact-based, measurable, objective, and repeatable decision criteria and processes are required. Only individuals with relevant expertise and training in an organised, clearly defined process should conduct interviews.
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jaythelay · 1 year
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Can we dismiss this idea of a worker/labor shortage to it's core? The accuser?
Because every fast food place around me has exactly one (1) worker most days of the week. You can't tell me you're still unwilling to pay more than state/federal minimum wage when you're already paying minimum wage for someone to do the work of 14 until it became standard to be short staffed so unrealistically 8.
You're shortstaffed? Honey, you're not looking for workers in the first place, this is a dream come true as far as they're concerned. Who's gonna complain about uncooked burgers and missing items when there's one (1) dude handling a line?
I'm fucking serious. My roommate and me have asked. It's one person. Not a manager either. Everything. Everything.
These places aren't hiring, and if they are, they're hiring at the lowest legal wages they can to purposefully drive off any real applicants. Not one soul young or old, experienced or not, is going to do that shit for 7.25-13.50/hr
Sincerely ask yourself after going to a Mcdonalds with one (1) worker inside handling a line of 12, if you'd ever consider putting an application in, when the stated wage outside is the bare minimum still?
Then realize there's no way they don't/didn't have applications coming in, they just don't need to. They're surviving on literally 1/X of their staff. For minimum wage, an entire store.
It's actually true, people don't want to work, there, they don't want to work, there, your shithole you purposefully made a shithole.
We need to hit this at the heart, because it will backfire when we make it known:
There is a hiring shortage, not a worker shortage.
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voxpeople · 1 year
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In Short: Deceased Should Be Encouraged to Re-Enter the Workforce
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The government should consider plans to coax deceased people back into jobs to boost the economy, as part of what is being dubbed "life MoT", which would assess finances and opportunities for work for those who have died and those close to death.
It follows a recent House of Lords committee finding that deaths among the population is a chief cause of labour shortages.
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twitterexile · 2 years
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if-you-fan-a-fire · 9 months
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"Girls may be needed as Sparks," Toronto Star. June 21, 1943. ---- Just to be ready if needed in a line of endeaver not often entered by girls ---- Mrs. A. Gillespie (ABOVE) has been studying commercial radio operating for the last four months at the Radio College of Canada. Thee are a half dozen girls in Toronto taking radio courses along with men at private schools. Ottawa says girls may be used on merchant ships if there is a shortage of men.
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Canada Still Dealing With Labour Shortage! Here Is Why!
🇨🇦 April 2022 unemployment rate at record low of 5.2%! 🇨🇦 Canada still dealing with labour shortage, despite record immigration (>401,000 newcomers) in 2021! 🇨🇦 Get full details here!👇
Canada is dealing with labour shortage despite lowest unemployment rate ever and record immigration in 2021. Recently, Canada reported 5.2% unemployment rate for April 2022. This is the record low as compared to available oldest historical data of 1976. Furthermore, Canada welcomed record 401,000 new immigrants in 2021 which was the highest number of newcomers in Canada’s history. However, it…
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The Labour Shortage Issue is one of the major concerns for Australian farms, especially in the horticultural sector. Due to the global pandemic (Covid 19) the Australian border closers resulted in a 12% fall in the horticulture labor force. Read this article to know more!
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tearsofrefugees · 9 months
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