In a move aiming to prevent the potential mass departure of highly skilled foreign workers when Britain eventually leaves the EU, City Hall confirmed this week that it is working with government on a separate work permit system for the capital.
 

Entrepreneurial activity is finally beginning to recover from the financial crisis, according to a new report from the OECD.

Recent figures from the Association of Graduate Recruiters have revealed a sharp reduction in the number of graduate jobs available for the first time in four years. Whilst it is concerning that there has been a steep decline in a short time, many graduates are now looking for an alternative to the traditional world of work.

Even slight weight gain can hurt a job seeker’s employment chances—especially a woman’s—reveals a new article in the journal Plos One this month.

 

A US-led coalition of more than 30 countries have agreed to double refugee resettlement places and expand aid at the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants. The refugee crisis has seen 65 million people displaced around the world.

A summary of all IZA World of Labor articles mentioned in the media in August 2016.

The US fertility rate is nearly half of what is was at the peak of the baby boom in the 1950s. Federal data shows that the first quarter of 2016 brought 59.8 babies for every 1,000 women, ages 15 to 44, the lowest point on record.