“Big hotel chains are increasing pay to fill their workforces, while small and mid-sized hotels still struggle with cash flow, making it difficult for them to spend on recruiting new personnel.”

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/tourism/thailands-tourism-industry-is-struggling-to-deal-with-its-chronic-labour-shortage/

Combining the right technologies, processes and partners allows organisations to support remote and hybrid workforces proactively, ensuring that they can remain productive and never experience the frustration of business tools that don’t work as expected.

Source: https://mg.co.za/special-reports/2023-02-28-boosting-enps-with-better-digital-workspace-management/

However, this wave of layoffs is somewhat unusual compared to how companies usually cut their workforces, and it may well be counterproductive, according to our guest today.

Source: https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/02/why-many-companies-get-layoffs-wrong

It has one of the UK's youngest workforces, with three quarters of staff aged 16 to 25 and, for many, it is their first job.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67399801?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

“Major investors are making choices factoring in skills, workforces and pipelines of talent, liveability and affordability.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23878086.glasgow-soars-rankings-latest-worlds-best-cities-report/?ref=rss

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American technology firms dominated the number of announced job cuts in December, as some employers downsized workforces to brace for the prospect of difficult economic times looming ahead.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Tech-firms-lead-companies-with-most-December-job-cuts-report--42665233/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230105

Partnerships like these allow us to meet employers’ needs and expand traditional entry points, bringing more CUNY students into critical roles and making their workforces – and the city’s – more equitable.

Source: https://www.brooklynpaper.com/op-ed-cuny-internships-academics-connected/

Quoting from “Building strong workforces to power Africa’s growth,” a study commissioned by General Electric, I wrote: “… By 2025, sub-Saharan Africa will be home to 25 per cent of the global population of people aged 24 and younger.

Source: https://punchng.com/adamawa-youths-and-the-danger-ahead/