Tag: Inter-Ministerial Committee on Unemployment

Most jobless are work ready, say officials

Most jobless are work ready, say officials

| 12/04/2016 | 43 Comments

(CNS): The employment ministry has said that the majority of people who have registered with the National Workforce Development Agency and looking for jobs are ready for work and it is just a small percentage of the officially recorded unemployed that are not yet in a position to fit the demands of the workforce. While […]

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Rivers calls for job transparency

Rivers calls for job transparency

| 30/03/2016 | 129 Comments

(CNS): The employment minister is calling for all jobs available in the Cayman Islands to be posted with the National Workforce Development Agency and not just before a work permit is coming up for renewal. Tara Rivers said that she wants to see employers reveal all the jobs not held by locals long before permit […]

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Survey finds 98% of job seekers not work ready

Survey finds 98% of job seekers not work ready

| 30/03/2016 | 74 Comments

(CNS): A survey conducted by the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) of its registered clients who asked for support has found that 97.8% of local job seekers who responded were not work ready and have multiple barriers to getting a job. The survey is part of a newly released government report that has found a […]

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