US delays key jobs report due to government shutdown
The United States suspended the publication of a key employment report Friday as a partial government shutdown entered its third day, casting a fog over the health of the world’s…
Senate panel seeks report on rightsizing in science ministry
A parliamentary body on Tuesday demanded a detailed report on the impact of rightsizing, including the status of vacancies, departmental closures, and employee reassignments, in the science and technology ministry. The…
Dated IMF staff report
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after the Staff Level Agreement (SLA) was reached on 12 July on a 7 billion-dollar…
Rising unemployment and falling real wages
The devastation caused by the floods and the resulting supply shortages, along with severe import restrictions, has led to a big loss of growth in the economy. The Pakistan Bureau…
Big rise in poverty, unemployment
The current combination of various negative factors is likely to lead to a big exponential jump in the number of unemployed and the poor in the country. There is the…
Dispute resolution through employment of digital technologies – I
Technology, especially digital technology is progressing at a breakneck speed. Normally we tend to assume that not much has happened in the last decade or so. But stupendous changes have…
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…
Accelerating growth and employment
Things are on the upswing for Pakistan’s economy. The government’s efforts have proved to be instrumental in not only salvaging the exports of Pakistan, but also in achieving record levels…
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…
