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〆Japanese Shipyard has faced labor shortages due to TSMC started 〆TSMC, the world's leading semiconductor foundry based in Taiwan, has officially announced the construction of its second plant in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The construction of this second facility is scheduled to start by the end of 2024, with an operational goal set for the end of 2027. Together with the first plant in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto, this represents a significant investment exceeding $20 billion (approximately 3 trillion yen), sparking joy among the local community. While this move is a strong boost to the further concentration of the semiconductor-related industry in Kyushu, it is likely to intensify the already fierce competition for talent. The construction of TSMC's second plant brings financial benefits to Kumamoto Prefecture. However, shipyards in neighboring prefectures such as Nagasaki, Oita, and far-flung areas like Fukuoka, as well as Imabari City in Ehime Prefecture and Fukuyama City across the sea, face mixed feelings. There is concern that workers from shipyards in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions, which are adjacent to TSMC, might be drawn to TSMC, exacerbating the talent competition. There's a question of whether shipyard workers can adapt to the work at TSMC's plants. In response, several individuals involved in the shipbuilding industry have indicated that shipyard workers are capable of handling "construction labor" and "simple repetitive tasks in semiconductor manufacturing." Shipyards in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions are already facing a serious labor shortage, leading to increased wages for workers. However, wages at TSMC are reportedly much higher, with cleaning staff earning an hourly wage of $20 (about 3000 yen), which is approximately three times the average hourly wage in Japan. The establishment of TSMC's new plant is already making the worker shortage at shipyards more severe, with some concerned about potential delays in delivery schedules due to this issue. 〆TSMCが熊本に「第2工場」を建設する。造船所との人材争奪に拍車がかかる。 半導体受託生産の世界最大手、台湾積体電路製造（TSMC）は、熊本県に国内2つ目の工場を建設することを正式発表した。第2工場の建設は２０２４年末までに始め、2027年末の稼働を目指す。同県菊陽町の第1工場と合わせて200億ドル（約3兆円）を超える大規模投資に、熊本県の地元は喜びに沸く。九州への半導体関連産業のさらなる集積に強い追い風となる一方、すでに激化している人材の争奪戦に拍車がかかりそうだ。 TSMCの第２工場の建設は地元、熊本県にとっては財政上のメリットがある。一方、近隣の長崎県や大分県、遠くは福岡県や海を挟んだ愛媛県今治市や福山市の造船所は複雑な思いだ。TSMCに隣接する九州、四国地方の造船所のワーカーがTSMCに奪われる懸念があるためだ。 そもそもTSMCの工場に造船所のワーカーが適応できるのか。 この記者の疑問に対し、複数の造船関係者は次のように話す。造船所のワーカーでも「建設労働」や「簡単な半導体製造の反復作業」に対応できる。 実際、九州、四国地方の造船所では深刻な労働力不足にワーカーの賃金を上げている。しかし、TSMCの労働賃金は、清掃担当の時給が２０米㌦（約３０００円）と日本の平均時給の約３倍とも言われる。 既にTSMCの工場新設に伴い、造船所のワーカー不足は深刻化しており、一部には納期の遅れが生じる懸念を指摘する声もある。

CERTA advocaten | Update Dutch Employment Law 📣ING: Sharp Rise In Labour Costs Puts Netherlands' Growth Model Under Pressure Within the Eurozone, the Netherlands ranks among the countries experiencing the sharpest increase in labour costs per unit of product. Dutch labour costs per unit of product have risen rapidly due to high wage growth and a low increase in labour productivity. This puts pressure on the export-oriented growth model, according to economists at ING based on their own research. An analysis by ING reveals that southern member states such as Italy are actually improving their competitive position in terms of labour costs. Unions attribute the lagging productivity growth mainly to the depressing effect of sectors with low added value and the large number of self-employed individuals who are relatively less productive. Employers are eager to work with a new government to boost labour productivity in both the market and the public sector, thereby expanding salary flexibility. Het Financieele Dagblad ING Barbara Veldmaat #employers #ondernemers #employmentlaw

Manufacturing employment rose by 17,000 in September, extending the gain of 11,000 seen in August and the fastest monthly gain since October 2022. Manufacturing growth has been more sluggish this year, adding just 37,000 workers through the first three quarters of 2023, but more importantly, employment in the sector hit a new milestone. There were 13,011,000 manufacturing workers in September, the most since November 2008. As such, total manufacturing employment has remained resilient despite a challenging economic environment in the sector.   Moreover, the average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers in manufacturing rose 0.3% to $26.63 in September, with 5.4% growth over the past 12 months. This continues to point to a solid overall labor market, with wages rising very strongly despite signs that manufacturing hiring has softened year to date.   At the same time, nonfarm payroll employment rose by a very robust 336,000 in September, well above the consensus estimate of 170,000 and the best reading since January. The U.S. economy has added 2,339,000 workers through the first nine months of 2023, a robust pace. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate was unchanged at 62.8% in September, remaining the strongest reading since February 2020. At the same time, the number of employed workers increased to a record 161,570,000 in September.   The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8% in September, with the number of unemployed Americans little changed from 6,355,000 to 6,360,000.   In September, the largest increases in manufacturing employment occurred in transportation equipment (up 10,300, including 8,900 for motor vehicles and parts), plastics and rubber products (up 4,500), chemicals (up 2,600), food manufacturing (up 1,900) and paper and paper products (up 1,600).   In contrast, the biggest employment declines in the sector for the month occurred in printing and related support activities (down 2,700), computer and electronic products (down 2,400), miscellaneous nondurable goods (down 2,000) and furniture and related products (down 1,100).   On a year-over-year basis, the strongest growth over the past 12 months occurred in the following manufacturing sectors: transportation equipment (up 95,700, including 50,000 from motor vehicles and parts), machinery (up 24,900), fabricated metal products (up 15,800), food manufacturing (up 11,500) and nonmetallic mineral products (up 10,000). #manufacturing #employment #jobs #wages #economy #MFGDay https://lnkd.in/gyPtjwRG

Labor Shortage: Factories Offer Millions in Bonuses to Attract Workers With orders scheduled until the end of 2024, Nha Be Garment Joint Stock Company (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) is recruiting over 1,000 workers, such as sewing, cutting, ironing, and design staff… with an income of 10-15 million VND/month. Nha Be Garment Joint Stock Company is recruiting 1,000 workers Ms. Huynh Thi Hong Cuc, Head of Labor Department and Salary at Nha Be Garment Joint Stock Company, said that the recruitment policy was implemented by the company to trade union departments, trade union groups, Zalo and Facebook groups, job and workers’ life groups… At the same time, the company also has employees distribute leaflets in industrial parks, workers’ residential areas, and hang banners at Mien Tay Bus Station… The business provides a support policy for those who introduce new workers of 10,000 VND/working day (bonus calculation time 3 months – not exceeding 78 working days). For groups introducing workers, they receive 2 to 5 million VND/group when introducing from 10 to 20 workers to the company. Similarly, with abundant orders, Vietnam Samho Company Limited (Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City) has posted a job advertisement for 1,000 workers. Workers at the company receive support with: attendance bonus (500,000 VND/month), living allowance (250,000 VND/month), allowance for raising young children (from 100,000 VND to 200,000 VND/month), attraction bonus (400,000 VND/month)… Workers start working immediately, without a probationary period with a committed income of 6 to 8 million VND/month. Recruiting workers at Vietnam Samho Co., Ltd. In particular, the company also has a special bonus regime for newly employed workers, such as a bonus of 600,000 VND after 2 months of work and a bonus of 400,000 VND after 4 months of work. The company also rewards those who introduce new workers to work at Samho with 500,000 VND/person. However, it is very difficult to recruit workers, and the company’s human resources department has gone to the Mekong Delta provinces to find workers. Top 10 favorite industries of young workers The post Labor Shortage: Factories Offer Millions in Bonuses to Attract Workers appeared first on xe.today.

21,000 workers face difficulties relocating oldest industrial park in Vietnam Dong Nai Rubber Enterprise, a subsidiary of Southern Vietnam Rubber Industry Corporation (Casumina), has been operating in Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park for over 20 years. The company has two workshops specializing in the production of light truck tires. Recently, Dong Nai province approved a plan to convert this industrial park into a riverside commercial and service urban area. According to the plan, the company must relocate by the end of next year. Workers at Dong Nai Rubber Enterprise during production hours on the afternoon of March 1. Photo: An Phuong Mr. Pham Hong Phu, Director General of Casumina, said that one of the company’s workshops, which covers an area of 2 hectares and generates annual revenue of VND 600 billion, has to be relocated. “We are quite confused because the relocation deadline has been set, but the local government has not provided a clear support plan for businesses,” Mr. Phu said. According to Casumina’s management, the company is facing many difficulties in its relocation. Firstly, there are more than 200 workers currently employed, most of whom are elderly and have settled lives in Bien Hoa, making it difficult for them to move with the company to the new location. However, if they stay, they will have difficulty finding new jobs due to their age and the specific nature of the rubber industry. On the other hand, if the company cannot bring the labor force along, it will have to establish a new management system, which will take a lot of time to recruit and train new employees. Another challenge that the company has to face is the cost of relocation and constructing new workshops. According to Mr. Phu, when the factory was established in Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park, the company made long-term commitments by investing in machinery and equipment. After depreciation, with more than 20 years left on the land lease, the factory was expected to be profitable, but now it has to be relocated. The company needs to prepare billions of VND to build a new workshop in the new location. Currently, the rental price per square meter of land within a 50-year period in neighboring industrial parks is USD 190, excluding management fees. To invest in a new workshop, the company would need 10 hectares of land. Thus, the rental cost alone would be around USD 20 million, equivalent to VND 400 billion, and an additional VND 600 billion would be required for the installation of machinery, equipment, and fire prevention facilities. “The plan to convert the industrial park has been approved, and the company has to move out. The local authorities need to provide fair support measures,” Mr. Phu said. Biên Hòa 1 Industrial Park is located along the Dong Nai River. Photo: Phuoc Tuan Not far from Dong Nai Rubber Enterprise, Donagamex Joint Stock Company also faces many difficulties in the conversion of Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park. The company has had its facto...

Please read our CEO Karla Basselier's opinion piece on flexi-jobs. We applaud the announcement by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, which allows for more sectors to work with flexi-jobs. However, we are disappointed that the textile, wood and furniture industries are not yet included. These sectors, like many others in Belgium, face a shortage of talented employees. Let's make a warm appeal to include flexi-jobs in the textile, wood and furniture industries. Perfect weekend read material! #flexijobs #Belgium #talentacquisition #Fedustria #Belgianfurniture #Belgiandesign #Belgofurn #textileindustry #woodindustry #furnitureindustry Fedustria Kevin Snyders

Benefiting from reshoring and resurging demand, metal fabricators have enjoyed greater profits and, just as critical, employees have enjoyed higher pay. That's according to two recent industry surveys from Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, writes Senior Editor Tim Heston. “Labor in metal fabrication now is about 25% of sales, according to the most recent survey data," said Triumph Partners President Steve Zerio during an FMA FabCast webinar about the Salary/Wage and Benefit Survey. "About half of survey respondents are looking for salary increases between 3% and 5%. Inflation effects have cooled from what we’ve seen in 2022 and 2023, but people are still looking for midrange increases in 2024.” #metalfabrication #manufacturing #sheetmetal #jobshop #fabrication

Manufacturing employment edged down by 2,000 in July, declining for the third time so far this year. The sector has added just 11,000 workers year to date, slowing materially after adding a very robust 385,000 and 390,000 employees in 2021 and 2022, respectively.   There were 12,985,000 manufacturing workers in July, with employment growth in the sector largely plateauing in the first seven months of the year, averaging 12,984,000 over that time frame. Still, the current manufacturing level remains just shy of the 12,988,000 in February, which was the most since November 2008. As such, total manufacturing employment has remained relatively resilient despite a challenging economic environment in the sector, including weaker demand, production and an uncertain outlook.   Moreover, the average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers in manufacturing rose 0.3% to $26.46 in July, with 5.3% growth over the past 12 months. This continues to point to solid overall labor market, with wages rising at a very healthy pace despite signs that manufacturing hiring has softened year to date.   At the same time, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 187,000 in July, not far from the gain of 185,000 seen in June. The U.S. economy has added 1,807,000 workers through the first seven months of 2023, a robust pace. In addition, the unemployment rate edged down from 3.6% in June to 3.5% in July, remaining in “full employment” territory. Indeed, the number of employment workers increased to a record 161,262,000 in July, and those who were unemployed decreased from 5,957,000 to 5,841,000. The labor force participation rate remained at 62.6% for the fifth straight month, continuing to be the best rate since March 2020.   In July, the largest increases in manufacturing employment occurred in transportation equipment (up 5,600), computer and electronic products (up 2,500), miscellaneous nondurable goods (up 1,800), primary metals (up 1,700), miscellaneous durable goods (up 1,300) and nonmetallic mineral products (up 1,000). In contrast, the biggest employment declines in the sector for the month occurred in chemicals (down 4,600), food manufacturing (down 3,200), fabricated metal products (down 2,700), wood products (down 1,700) and apparel (down 1,400).   On a year-over-year basis, the strongest growth over the past 12 months occurred in the following manufacturing sectors: transportation equipment (up 97,400, including 56,200 from motor vehicles and parts), machinery (up 24,000), fabricated metal products (up 15,500), computer and electronic products (up 15,400), food manufacturing (up 13,700) and nonmetallic mineral products (up 12,000). #jobs #manufacturing #employment #hiring #economy #wages https://lnkd.in/gf_ziP3W

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November 24, 2023 Germany’s Shortage of Skilled Workers Worsens Slightly More and more German companies are short of skilled workers, finds the latest ifo Business Survey of around 9,000 companies throughout Germany. According to the survey, 43.1% of firms reported suffering from a shortage of qualified workers in July, up from 42.2% in April 2023. “Despite a sluggish economy, many companies are still desperately searching for suitable employees,” says ifo expert Stefan Sauer. The all-time high of 49.7% was reached in July 2022. The service sector has been hit particularly hard. In legal and accounting services, 75.3% of companies are not finding the applicants they need. About two-thirds of companies in transportation, architecture, and engineering report a shortage of skilled workers – a new high for these industries. Among IT equipment manufacturers, 43.1% of the companies surveyed are affected. For manufacturers of machinery and equipment, this figure is 40.9%. Overall, the share in manufacturing decreased slightly to 34.6%. In trade and construction, somewhat less than one-third of companies complain about a shortage of qualified workers.