Bumeran Survey Reveals Flat Growth in Latin American Labor Market.Business Editors MEXICO Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2002 A High Percentage of the 500 Companies Surveyed Did Not Hire During the Past Six Months and Operate in an Environment of Flat Growth and Labor Instability instability /in·sta·bil·i·ty/ (-stah-bil´i-te) lack of steadiness or stability. detrusor instability A survey conducted by Bumeran, a company providing technology and Human Resource solutions for Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe. , property of Terra Lycos, revealed that the majority of employees consulted felt dissatisfied dis·sat·is·fied adj. Feeling or exhibiting a lack of contentment or satisfaction. dis·sat  is·fied with their current positions and would be willing to
change.
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the survey, conducted online among 4,000 users and 500 companies in six countries throughout Latin America, only Brazil has a higher percentage of companies recruiting in a six month period. The remaining countries, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Mexico and Venezuela, had a higher index of vacant positions in the same period. At a regional level the responses indicate that work stability is preferred over salary, (excluding Spain where 50.2% of those consulted preferred a higher salary over a 49.8% which opted for stability), while companies considered layoffs as the primary reason to relieve an employee. In Brazil 42.9% of the companies chose lack of qualifications and problems with management (42.8%) as the primary reasons for dismissals. However, independent of considerations by employees and the circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or that lead to layoffs, the tendency in work stability has changed in comparison to the two previous decades. Employees are more likely to change jobs due to dissatisfaction in an average time of two to four years. The exception is Argentina, which has the highest percentage of employees changing jobs within a year while at the same time having the highest percentage of workers maintaining a job for more that five years in the same company. In relation to the interest of employees, the main factors in choosing a job vary between salary and career goals. From the point of view of candidates, professional development is more important while companies consider salary as the primary interest. For full text in original language: http://businesswire.com search for word Bumeran. For full text translation, please contact: bwla@imspress.com |
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