In the early 1960s, when the computer revolution was taking its first steps, a committee of scientists and social activists sent an open letter to the president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. “The cybernetic revolution”they said, will create “a separate nation of the poor, unskilled and unemployed” that they will not be able […]
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Javier Mujica: “There is great tolerance for informality”
Mujica Petit discerns the Peruvian economic structure that, despite the much applauded economic scheme of productive bonanza, pushes enterprises to be born in informality. The State, in his opinion, is an accomplice and an example that the laws are not respected. – 90% of independents are informal. What is the reason for the normalization of […]
These are the best places to work in Peru in 2024, according to Great Place To Work Perú
Finding a company where it is pleasant to work and where you feel professionally satisfied is very difficult. Most do not offer these advantages and some CEOs They do not reinforce their soft skills. Along this path, Great Place To Work Perú has conducted a study and revealed the best companies to work for in […]
Comprehensive water system of the Chancay valley: how many jobs would it generate in Lambayeque?
He Comprehensive water system of the Chancay valley–Lambayeque it’s a megaproject that will generate intensive investment, technological innovation and jobs with impact in the regions of Peru. This million-dollar project, promoted by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) and the Regional governmentalso means social growth and potential benefit due to agro-export agriculture. What […]
Migration crisis on the Mexican border stops the first industrial plants
The migration crisis suffering Mexico has already caused the first factories to stop their production in the north of the country, while more than 320 maquiladoras are already analyzing stopping operations in a border strip where maquiladora activity represents half of the jobs. The idled plants, which employ about 5,000 workers, have not been able […]
State employees will receive a salary increase and a bonus of S/600
For the second consecutive year, the Executive Branch and the public sector unions signed the Centralized Collective Agreement 2023in which economic improvements were achieved for around 565,000 state workers. The fiscal cost of this collective agreement would be around S/919 million 200,000, which has the endorsement of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). According […]
Net hiring of workers would grow 38% in the third quarter
48% of Peruvian employers plan to hire new staff in the third quarter of this year. On the other hand, only 10% estimate to reduce their number of workers and 37% do not plan to make changes to their payroll during this period, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Peru Employment Outlook Survey. According to Daniel […]
What are the soft skills most valued by Peruvian employers?
70% of employers in Peru say they have difficulties finding talented people and skills they need to fill a job position. Globally, the figure reaches 77%, its highest level in 17 years, according to the ManpowerGroup report The New Human Age. “This is also a post-pandemic product in which the way of working and business […]
Jobs held by women would be the most threatened by artificial intelligence
According to Bloomberg, the human resources analysis firm Revelio Labs identified jobs that are most likely to be replaced by artificial intelligence. In the study they found that most of these labors — at risk of being displaced by AI — are occupied by women, such as bill and account collectors, payroll clerks, and secretaries […]
Another May 1 with one of the poorest minimum wages in the region
A recent report by Oxfam Intermón reveals that the wages of workers in the world, in real terms, fell by 3.19% in 2022, while those for executive directors increased by 9%. This prediction reaffirms the 11% year-on-year drop warned by the BCRP on the average real income of S/1,841 in Metropolitan Lima in the first […]