Tag: employment

Global unemployment rate set to increase in 2024 while growing social inequalities raise concerns, says ILO report

Stuart Mitchell

Labour markets have shown surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple crises are eroding prospects for greater social justice, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report. The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends: 2024  (WESO Trends) finds that both the unemployment rate and the jobs gap rate – which is the number of persons without employment who are interested in finding a job – have fallen below pre-pandemic levels. The 2023 global unemployment rate stood at…

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CAP – Making sure your employment ads are a job well done

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: Making sure your employment ads are a job well done. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Job hunting is stressful at the best of times and it isn’t helped by job ads that aren’t truthful about a role. Think how much harder it is if applicants can’t fully trust the job vacancies they see.  Here…

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Adland to welcome its next generation

Stuart Mitchell

The number of agencies participating in Advertising Unlocked, the IPA-run nationwide, ad industry careers open day has surged by over 50 % year-on-year, with over 100 agencies signed up to showcase the industry to thousands of schoolchildren on Friday 27 September. Top UK advertising and media agencies from London to Manchester, Cardiff to Belfast, Glasgow to Bristol, will be opening their doors to over 100 schools. They will be revealing how campaigns are made and what jobs roles, and demonstrating a new world of opportunities open to everyone of any…

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CAP – Making sure your employment ads are a job well done

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP have released a post which talks about Making sure your employment ads are a job well done. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Job hunting is stressful at the best of times and it isn’t helped by job ads that aren’t truthful about a role. Think how much harder it is if applicants can’t fully trust the job vacancies they…

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