By Holly Else. A union has attacked managers at Bournemouth University for receiving what it describes as a 30 per cent pay rise.
Six top managers at Bournemouth secured the deal, while nationally university bosses offered staff a 1 per cent pay rise. The University and College Union (UCU) said that staff have experienced a 13 per cent pay cut in real terms since 2009. UCU members have walked out twice over pay as part of a national dispute.
At the same time, the vice-chancellor of Bournemouth received a salary increase of 19 per cent, according to the university’s 2012-13 financial statements, published in December. John Vinney was paid a salary of £211,000, up from £178,000 the previous year. Professor Vinney’s overall pay package, including pension contributions, tops £244,000 - a rise of 22 per cent since he was appointed in 2010, the UCU said. More...

Une délibération de Pôle-emploi du 18 décembre 2013 a abouti à la création d'une aide à la mobilité destinée à faciliter la mobilité des demandeurs d'emploi aux revenus les plus faibles.
L'aide qui sera mobilisable à compter du 20 janvier 2014, concerne les publics en recherche d'emploi, en reprise d'emploi, ou bénéficiant d'une formation financée par Pôle-emploi dans le cadre du Projet Personnalisé d'Accès à l'Emploi, inscrits en catégorie 1, 2, 3, 4 ou 5, et soit non-bénéficiaires d'une allocation chômage, soit bénéficiaires d'une allocation chômage dont le montant est inférieur ou égal à l'allocation d'aide au retour à l'emploi minimale.
Les frais de déplacement, d'hébergement et de repas seront susceptibles d'être pris en charge dans le cadre de l'aide à la mobilité.
Sources : Pôle-emploi et Errefom
Consulter la délibération.

By Nolan Rosenkrans. Branch campus of Huaqiao a possibility. The University of Toledo plans to strengthen its Chinese ties. The university signed a letter of intent late last year to partner with Huaqiao University, which has two campuses in Fujian province and, according to its Web site, is focused on “serving overseas Chinese and propagating Chinese culture.” A preliminary document that could ultimately fall apart, the letter of intent at least outlines a possible branch campus of Huaqiao University at UT. Read more...

By Yukon Huang. Over the past decade many Americans became convinced that China’s economic rise came at their expense. The outsourcing of manufacturing jobs to take advantage of cheap Chinese labor was perceived as having contributed to stagnating middle class wages and the large bilateral trade imbalances. While the logic was always a bit tenuous, China’s cost advantages have eroded in recent years with manufacturing wages having increased by 70 percent since 2009. This has allowed the United States to claw back some production, although most of China’s lost manufacturing has gone to lower cost sites in developing Asia. Yet China’s challenge to America’s economic dominance may not be over, having simply shifted from an abundance of low-skill labor to a glut of college graduates. More...