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Inflation, reduced consumer spending and labor shortages top small business owners' list of worries, according to a nationwide NEXT survey of 500 business owners that also asked what they're doing ...
Labour shortages are, apparently, not just a problem in rich countries. Goldman Sachs, a bank, reports that officials, regulators and private-sector folk in India worry about a lack of skilled labour.
Japan's labour shortage is forcing its conservative lawmakers to consider overhauling decades-old social welfare rules originally designed to encourage married women to spend more hours looking ...
After nearly two decades of a critical labor shortage, they turned to the H-2A visa program to keep their operations running. The popularity and demand of the visa program have grown exponentially.
While a labor shortage is low on the list of stressors for small business owners, it's one of the fastest-growing sources of stress—more than doubling from 14% in 2023 to 30% in 2025.
As the trucking industry faces labor challenges, attracting Gen Z could be a viable solution. Understanding this generation’s values can help companies effectively recruit this untapped ...
In a labour shortage, the wage is less than the MVP. To use Alfred Marshall’s terms, the demand price of labour is above its supply price. There are a few ways that this might occur.
Can immigrants solve North Dakota’s labor shortage? North Dakota’s new Office of Legal Immigration hosted its first Global Talent Summit on Wednesday, Aug. 21, where state industry leaders ...
This isn’t a labor shortage; it’s a shortage of jobs that pay a livable wage. Across New Jersey and across the country, trade unions have millions of workers ready to step onto job sites.
HR professionals will have to navigate political challenges, AI, and labor shortages in 2025. Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images 2025-01-07T12:49:34Z ...
They’re hoping for more play and less work. The Japanese government is trying to encourage more businesses to adopt a four-day workweek due to a labor shortage in the country, which faces a ...