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45 votes
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Torben Alstrup-Nielsen is a bus driver at the age of 83 – with too few younger workers in Denmark, fit senior citizens like him are in high demand to fill the labour gap | Focus on Europe
8 votes -
Why is Finland's biggest retailer urging customers to welcome foreign workers?
15 votes -
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
65 votes -
Study shows Germany's East-West divide in top positions
13 votes -
Japan has changed a lot
8 votes -
US abortion bans are going to hit us worse than we think
One thing about the bans on abortion that no one is talking about but is going to affect absolutely everyone is the current labor shortage we're experiencing in this country. From logistics to...
One thing about the bans on abortion that no one is talking about but is going to affect absolutely everyone is the current labor shortage we're experiencing in this country. From logistics to food service to retail and beyond, women are part of the workforce in the United States. Once women start being forced to carry to term and give birth in numbers not seen in half a century, those women will be removed from the labor pool. That means less people in every work field in a time when we're already seeing a shortage of workers. That's only going to get worse. Add to that the reduction in salaries and rise in expenses for basic necessities (baby food, diapers, baby clothes) and that's money taken out of most sectors of the economy.
We are headed for a massive labor shortage and a massive hit to an economy already weakened by a major pandemic. With this one ruling, the economic backbone of the American infrastructure may be dramatically weakened, and the number of jobs being filled are going to plummet.
This is all on their heads, and it isn't going to be pretty.
20 votes -
Immigration shortfall may be a headwind for labor supply
5 votes -
Can foreign direct investment (FDI) help Helsinki's demographic challenges?
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America is facing a great talent recession
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IKEA has cut sick pay for unvaccinated workers, without mitigating circumstances, required to self isolate – retail giant acknowledged it was an emotive topic
23 votes -
Rise of the (fast food) robots: How labor shortages are accelerating automation
10 votes -
Europe's newest industrial megaprojects are relocating to the far north of Sweden – but are curling, wild reindeer and the northern lights enough to convince workers to follow?
12 votes -
Japan looks to accept more foreigners in key policy shift
11 votes -
California hospitals brace for ‘Striketober’ amid COVID staffing shortages
5 votes -
Danish government has presented a proposal to get foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds to work thirty-seven hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits
7 votes -
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language
13 votes -
Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms
7 votes -
Thousands apply to be a Finn for ninety days – Americans, Canadians and Britons among those lured by campaign to attract foreign tech workers
11 votes -
Preparing the workforce for current unfilled jobs
5 votes -
The workforce is about to change dramatically
16 votes -
A landmark report into the on-demand workforce commissioned by the Victorian Government has made a host of recommendations to make sure gig economy workers get the fair deal they deserve
8 votes -
How Germany saved its workforce from unemployment while spending less per person than the US
12 votes -
Thousands of New York Police Department officers out sick amid coronavirus crisis
9 votes -
USPS needs 1,000 workers in the San Francisco Bay Area to keep up with delivery demands
10 votes -
Supporting Google's extended workforce through the COVID-19 outbreak
6 votes -
Japan forced to confront resistance to immigration amid desperate labour shortage
9 votes