Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) comments as follows on official labour market statistics published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which update the Labour Force Survey measures of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity to the quarterly period March-May 2010, the count of people unemployed and claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance to June 2010, and average weekly earnings for May 2010:

•	General information about job entrance: Epidemic of redundancies may have eased, but UK jobs market generally still flat on its back

Responding to growing regulatory, social and environmental pressures, 35% of companies across Germany, France and the UK have seen an increase in workforce mobility over the past five years. This is one of the main findings of a European survey of senior decision-makers in 3,000 public and private-sector organisations designed to explore current attitudes to mobile working, undertaken on behalf of Citrix Online. The momentum towards greater flexible working in enabling a more effective workforce was common to all organisations across all three geographies, although the pace of change varied.

The University of California, Berkeley's Center for Labor Research and Education is officially launching a series of monthly reports that highlight the employment outlook in the black community as national jobless numbers hover around 10 percent and African Americans fare far worse. The Labor Center's "Black Employment and Unemployment" detailed data brief for June will be available online shortly after researchers assess a monthly national jobs report to be issued from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

•	Education & career: African-Americans and Hispanics Significantly Less Prepared for Retirement Than Their White and Asian Counterparts
•	General information about job entrance: The Teddy Bear Effect
•	Selling the iSC: Five Ways to Speak Like Obama

Maintaining a positive relationship with your manager is key to a productive, satisfying job. And the actions you take -- completing your work on time, putting in extra effort when necessary, volunteering to assist with critical initiatives -- can help strengthen this bond. However, in some cases, simple words can break it.

A new age of co-operation between the UK Space Agency and its Russian and American counterparts has been announced today. Space Minister David Willetts revealed the UK has signed new agreements with NASA and the Russian Federal Space Bureau during his first major speech on space at the Farnborough Airshow.

•	Company news: Astrium wins satellite contract

Thousands of people working for universities in England could lose their jobs if ministers press ahead with 25% funding cuts, a union warns. Analysis by the University and College Union concluded that 22,584 jobs - academic and otherwise - would be lost. It warned that the quality of students' university experience would be reduced. Chancellor George Osborne announced in last month's Budget that government departments whose budgets are ring-fenced would face spending cuts of 25%.

•	Studying in : UK: London Metropolitan University's future in doubt
•	Studying in : Studying in Great Britain

Trotz jahrelanger Maßnahmen zur Frauenförderung ist der Anteil an Frauen in mittleren und gehobenen Führungspositionen deutscher Unternehmen nach wie vor extrem niedrig. Es gilt eine unausgesprochene Männerquote von 85-90 Prozent. Angesichts dieser Tatsache hat die HR Alliance einen Maßnahmenkatalog erstellt.

A specific area in our brains is responsible for processing information about human and animal faces, both how we recognize them and how we interpret facial expressions. Now, Tel Aviv University research is exploring what makes this highly specialized part of the brain unique, a first step to finding practical applications for that information.

Job seekers in the creative field who have landed an interview may be wondering how many other candidates they’re up against. According to a new survey by The Creative Group, advertising and marketing executives said they meet with seven applicants, on average, before filling an open position in their department. The national study was developed by The Creative Group, a specialized staffing service providing creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals on a project basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. It is based on more than 500 telephone interviews -- approximately 375 with marketing executives randomly selected from companies with 100 or more employees and 125 with advertising executives randomly selected from agencies with 20 or more employees.

Yes, we're still on a global economic roller coaster (who said the world is flat?), with good and bad news from the U.S., Europe and Asia causing markets to shoot up and down weekly or even daily. But, at the end of the ride, it still looks like we'll all be doing much more rather than less global business. Case in point: For i4cp's recent member-driven Global Mobility Practices study, we asked if companies are anticipating more or fewer international assignments over the next 18 months. Almost 9 out of 10 said they expected more (46%) or about the same number (43%) of international assignments.

•	Living and working in...: More Employees Overseas on Assignments This Year
•	Living and working in...: Possible Rebound for Oversea Assignments in 2010
•	Living and working in...: Less International Assignments for Employees

Aon Corp. and Hewitt Associates Inc. announced that their respective boards of directors approved a definitive agreement under which Hewitt will merge with Aon Corp. subsidiary Aon Consulting. The segment will operate globally under the newly created Aon Hewitt brand. Russ Fradin, Hewitt chairman and CEO, will serve as chairman and CEO of Aon Hewitt, reporting to Aon Corp. CEO Greg Case.

The final preparations for the ILA 2010 are in full swing. An exceptional air show and trade fair awaits aviation enthusiasts from all over the world, as well as technically minded visitors, and the entire family, young and old alike: With fascinating exhibition areas and spectacular aerial displays, from 8 to 13 June the International Aerospace Exhibition will present some unexpected insights into an industry which is one of the key technologies of the 21st century. Based on the applications received so far it will feature some 1,150 exhibitors from 40 countries (2008: 1,127/37) presenting hi-tech products from every sector of the aerospace industry.

Employee engagement is the new HR buzzword connecting the workforce to the company’s productivity and employee productivity. According to a recent HR Magazine article $350B is the estimated annual cost of disengaged workers for U.S. businesses. Clearly, employers cannot afford to have unengaged employees who have “checked out” only putting in time but not passion or energy into their work. Employee engagement is a key link to customer satisfaction, company reputation and overall stakeholder value.

•	Management Today: Are Leaders Accountable for Employee Engagement?

A rating of 47 Malaysian universities and other higher education institutions, including seven set up by foreign universities, has classed 18 as 'excellent', 25 as 'very good' and four as 'good'. None earned a 'distinction'. Releasing the ratings last week, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (pictured) said the Setara ratings compiled by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency would be used by the Higher Education Ministry in developing "appropriate higher education policies".

Rising inequalities in income and access to employment and social services in Asia are casting a shadow over its unprecedented economic boom, and governments and the private sector need to work together to make the benefits of growth more inclusive, says a new book from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Poverty, Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Asia: Measurement, Policy Issues, and Country Studies, edited by Juzhong Zhuang, Assistant Chief Economist in ADB’s Economics and Research Department, examines the growing discrepancies in wealth and persistent gaps in access to social services that have emerged during Asia’s extraordinary economic expansion in recent decades, and lays out policy options to address inequities and support inclusive growth.

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Die Zeiten sind hart. Denn die schwerste Weltwirtschaftskrise seit 80 Jahren fordert immer mehr Opfer: Viele Menschen haben an der Börse erhebliche Teile ihres Vermögens verloren, die Altersvorsorge ist in Gefahr, Jobverlust droht.