Tag: Workforce planning
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Canada’s federal public servants brace for job-cut announcements after holidays
Overview: Job-cut announcements loom as the holidays end As the calendar flips to the new year, federal public servants across Canada are preparing for potential job cuts in several departments. After a period of holiday closures and budgeting revisions, workers anticipate formal notices or hiring freezes that could redefine workload and staffing in key ministries,…
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Federal Public Servants Brace for Job Cuts in the New Year
Overview: A Quiet Start to a Potential Wave of Reductions As federal employees prepare to return from holiday breaks, many are bracing for announcements about workforce reductions. The coming year is expected to bring job cuts in several departments, with agencies like Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Employment and…
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Public Servants Brace for Job-Cut Announcements in the New Year
Public Servants Brace for Job-Cut Announcements in the New Year As federal employees return from the holiday break, many are anticipating formal updates about workforce reductions across several departments. With the new year underway, Ottawa is preparing to release plans that could affect hundreds of public servants in key agencies, including Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
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Wellington City Council Staffing Cuts: 330 Jobs Eyed as Review Recommends Right-Sizing
Overview: A City at a Crossroads The Wellington City Council is considering a substantial overhaul of its workforce after a review recommended cutting staff to “right-size” the organisation. The report estimates potential savings of $15 million to $37 million by reducing the roles and recalibrating operations. With the number of staff hovering around 1,800 since…
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Vacancies Slump to Four-Year Low as Businesses Brace for Budget
Overview: A cautious hiring landscape as the Budget looms Job vacancies have fallen to a four-year low, signaling a cooling in the UK labor market as employers pause recruitment ahead of the upcoming Budget. Data shows October vacancies at 796,385, a more than 7% year-on-year decline and the steepest drop in years. Analysts say this…
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Nurses Could Quit UK Over Immigration Plan, Sparking NHS Crisis
Rising fears of a mass exodus among UK nurses New research suggests that up to 50,000 nurses could leave the United Kingdom in response to the government’s tightened immigration proposals. The potential exodus threatens to plunge the National Health Service (NHS) into its largest workforce crisis in modern times, jeopardising patient care and longer waiting…
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Nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey warns
Overview: A looming NHS workforce crisis A major workforce warning has emerged as a new survey suggests up to 50,000 nurses could quit the United Kingdom in response to government immigration plans. The potential exodus threatens to deepen staffing gaps in the National Health Service (NHS) at a time when patient demand and backlog risks…