The politics of employment
Robust macroeconomic fundamentals lead to one ultimate goal: jobs. At least that is the theory. You go through the hoops of fiscal consolidation, current account balance, debt sustainability, and manageable…
Grim and getting worse: US set for historic unemployment surge
Like a global tsunami, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge loss of life and taken a massive economic toll. In the US economy, skyrocketing unemployment is the most-visible sign…
Contract employment is here to stay
“Contract Labour is understood as covering all situations in which work is performed for a person who is not the worker’s employer under labour law as it now stands, but…
Employment policy
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in economic activities, leading to loss of income and unemployment. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), despite various measures to preserve employment…
Impact of benefits
Every entrepreneur aspires to achieve optimum productivity in his/her organization both in terms of manufacturing and employee output. S/he will be delighted and willing to invest more money into his…
Who benefits from booms?
Although the US mass media are awash with stories about America’s “booming economy,” the benefits are distributed very unequally, when they are distributed at all. Buoyed by soaring corporate profits…
Equal opportunity to women benefits all
As we today mark UN Women's Day, it is worth considering what the inequality between men and women costs South Asian countries and what can be done about it. One…
Restoring benefits
On Feb 26, 2011, the Sindh High Court held five amendments to the labour laws brought about by the then government through the Finance Act, 2007 to be ultra vires.…
Unemployment in Balochistan
On April 12, recruitment tests for vacancies in the education department of Balochistan started. These tests are being conducted by the National Testing Service in all districts of Balochistan. According…
Will ‘Keynesianism’ return?
Keynesian economics dominated economic theory and policy after the Second World War until the mid-1970s. Neoliberal economists launched a vicious attack on state intervention in the economy and the social…
