Energy Industry Job Market Is Growing Fast, but Finding Workers Is Challenging

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:38 +0000

The energy workforce added nearly 300,000 jobs in 2022, increasing to more than 8.1 million total jobs at the end of the year, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2023 U.S. Energy and

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The Next Step for Utilities in Workforce Transformation

Credit to Author: Gary McAuliffe| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:31:28 +0000

Hurricane Ian, which struck Florida in late September last year, was a devastating storm and a harsh reminder of the impact of Mother Nature’s wrath. Unfortunately, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and powerful, and our aging grid is struggling to keep up. COMMENTARY Sanibel Island on Florida’s west coast, for example, lost power […]

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800 mine workers face layoff over uncertain license renewal

Credit to Author: Leander C. Domingo, TMT| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:19:15 +0000

KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya: Australian OceanaGold mining company is set to lay off more than 800 employees by the end of the month after eight months of waiting for the renewal of its financial and technical assistance agreement (FTAA). Melissa Bowerman, Brisbane-based OceanaGold corporate communications manager, said most of the 1,500 employees they maintain would be […]

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Clark airport transition smooth as workers take separation pay

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 08:12:11 +0000

Clark International Airport

CLARK FREEPORT—No protests greeted the private consortium that began handling the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Clark International Airport (CRK) here on Friday (Aug. 16). The first day of the Luzon International Premiere Airport Development Corp. (LIPAD) went smoothly as 215 employees at the state-owned Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) agreed to receive separation […]

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500 recruitment firms back creation of DOFW

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:20:12 +0000

500 recruitment firms back creation of DOFW

A group representing at least 500 recruitment agencies on Monday (Aug. 12) backed the bill filed by Sen. Bong Go creating a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) which would be focused on the welfare and protection of at least 2 million Filipinos working in foreign countries. In a statement, the Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters […]

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Poll: 1 in 4 don’t plan to retire despite realities of aging

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:20:14 +0000

CHICAGO – Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals’ retirement plans and the realities of aging in the workforce.

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Violence erupts as Nutriasia workers go on strike in Laguna

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 03:30:58 +0000

Violence erupts as Nutriasia workers go on strike in Laguna

SAN PEDRO CITY — Violence erupted at the factory of condiment-maker NutriAsia in Cabuyao City in Laguna province after “hundreds” of workers went on strike Saturday morning.

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World’s biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:52:11 +0000

World's biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers

Tensions have been mounting at the site in Villers-Ecalles in Normandy, where activists from the Workers’ Force union have been barring trucks from entering or leaving the Nutella factory for a week.

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Jinggoy OK with Chinese workers in PH as long as they are legal, documented

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 07:06:17 +0000

Jinggoy OK with Chinese workers in PH as long as they are legal, documented

Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday said that he is okay with Chinese nationals working in the country, as long as they are “legal and properly documented.”

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