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Survey: U.S. worker confidence appears strong

Despite a high jobless rate, U.S. workers overall appear to be satisfied with their current employment situations, finds a recent survey. APCO Worldwide partnered with Gagen MacDonald to produce the employee worker confidence survey, which found that workers in the U.S. were very confident in the overall direction of their company. More than 80 percent of employees said that their companies are headed in the right direction. The survey also found that workers are very optimistic that things [...] Read More »

By: Emma Thomas - Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:10pm

South Korea to get the iPhone

For iPhone fans in South Korea, the wait is nearly over. The iPhone is said to launch in the country soon. For application developers, this may mean another market for job opportunities. The Korea Communications Commission recently gave its approval for the launch of the phone. According to Reuters, KT Corp, the country's second largest mobile carrier, said sales could begin soon but did not specify a date. Meanwhile, Fortune's Brainstorm Tech blog reports that SK Telecom, South [...] Read More »

By: Daniel Taylor - Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:07pm

Telecommuting increasing among Indian IT workers

Those employed in India's technology sectors may be able to experience the comforts of working right from their own home. According to the Economic Times of India, many IT firms in the country are allowing workers to telecommute. The news provider states that some of the tech firms are using a 60:40 split when planning new local units. This means that for every 60 employees who work in the office, 40 of them will work from home. Working [...] Read More »

By: Emma Thomas - Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:00pm

Survey: 50 % of PR firms anticipate salary increases in Singapore

Optimism appears to be growing in labor markets in Singapore and Malaysia. The Aquent Market Eye report, which surveyed 206 employers across the marketing and creative industries in Singapore and Malaysia, found that employer confidence was increasing and companies were looking to take advantage of the improving market conditions in the coming year, notes Media Asia. Steven Pang, Aquent's regional director for Asia, said, "A degree of confidence is starting to emerge across the design, marketing and digital [...] Read More »

By: Daniel Taylor - Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:00pm

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