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More than half of employees (56%) age 18 to 24, a demographic classified as Gen Z, say they would quit a job that prevented them from enjoying their lives, a new survey suggests. Forty percent of this demographic said they would “rather be unemployed than unhappy working in a job they didn’t like,” according to the 2022 Randstad Work monitor report. …

Walmart captured` headlines yesterday (April 7) when it said it would pay US truck drivers up to $110,000 in their first year on the job. It’s not alone. Trucking companies across the country have made similarly splashy announcements of record pay raises over the past year in an effort to lure drivers to their short-staffed fleets during the global supply chain crisis. For decades, trucking companies …

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, indicating a further tightening of labor market conditions heading into the second quarter, which could contribute to keeping inflation elevated. Part of the decline in claims back to a more than 53-year low touched in mid-March reflected a revision of the seasonal …

Everything from working part-time to getting a permit while sponsored by a relative Dubai: Whether you moved to the UAE for a job offer or are a school student who just landed their first job, everyone in the UAE workforce needs to ensure that they have a work permit in place, issued by the right authority. For the private sector …

Melbourne: Australia on Wednesday indicated that it may consider a proposal for Agri visas in future, which can help it meet its requirement for workers. Additionally, it will work out an arrangement for dual degrees with India that will allow students to consider studying at educational institutions two countries.  Asked about the possibility of Agri business visas, Australian trade minister …

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an additional 35,000 H-2B visas will be made available for U.S. employers seeking seasonal foreign guest workers this spring and summer. The additional visas will be set aside for those starting work between April 1 and Sept. 30. Of the 35,000 visas, 23,500 will be available to returning H-2B workers and 11,500 will …

*This content is brought to you by Sable International The UK is currently experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. Here’s how you can use this as your opportunity to immigrate to the UK on a work visa. The current skill shortages in the UK workforce In the wake of Brexit, the UK went through a serious skilled worker shortage which shrank …

Australia’s temporary skilled migration program is hard for businesses to use while still not protecting migrants from exploitation. There is a better way, concludes a new report from the Grattan Institute on fixing temporary skilled migration. The long-standing practice of restricting temporary sponsorship to occupations classified as “in shortage” should be abandoned. Instead, temporary sponsorship should be reserved for higher-wage jobs …

Sultan Haitham directs authorities to also reduce recruitment fees Dubai: Oman’s Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has directed authorities to reduce the fees for issuing and renewing work permits for the recruitment of expat workforce in the country. Sultan Haitham’s decision comes after he met the sheikhs of Muscat, South Al Batinah and Musandam on Sunday at Al Alam Palace.   …

Processing times for renewals have shot up at the underfunded Citizenship and Immigration Services. Every 15 days, Naina Arora checks a U.S. federal government website to see when she’ll be allowed to work again. Arora, the wife of an H-1B visa holder, has been on unpaid leave from her job in the operations department of a major health-insurance provider in Pasadena, …