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Bad education takes away half of Brazil's productive potential; "Rent index" accumulates inflation of 10.99% in twelve months and other news


Education fails to cut Brazil's productive potential by half. In a new index created to measure the returns of countries' investments in human capital, the World Bank concluded that children born in Brazil today, when they reach 18 years of age, will have reached just over 50% of their production capacity. This makes it difficult for young people to enter the labor market. The idea of ​​the human capital index is that children with access to good health and education tend to achieve better physical, cognitive and emotional development, getting more prepared to the job market. The country ranks 81st in a ranking of 157 nations - behind countries such as Chile, Mexico, Argentina, China, Russia and Turkey, close to nations or territories such as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Philippines and Kosovo.

General Market Price Index, used in rental contracts, accumulates 10.99% in 12 months. The IGP-M recorded inflation of 1.06% in the first preview of October this year, according to data from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). The increase was caused by the increase in the three sub-indices that make up the IGP-M: the Broad Producer Price Index, which measures the wholesale price and rose 0.2% in the period; the Consumer Price Index, which measures retail and went from a deflation of 0.04% in September to inflation of 0.44% in October; and the National Construction Cost Index (INCC), which was 0.1% in September to 0.31% in October.

STF determines that Correios must present a formal reason for dismissal. In 2013, the Federal Superior Court appealed to the Post Office in which it stated that the motivation for the unilateral waiving of employee clerks (CLT) in the company was mandatory. In the appeal, judged on Wednesday, the company requested - entered other requirements - to remove from a menu the caveat "that guaranteed stability to ECT employees admitted before EC No. 19/98." The rapporteur Luís Roberto Barroso recalled that this part of the menu, written by the minister Ricardo Lewandowski, did not convey the position of the court on what was judged at the time, without being deliberated. The ministers clarify that the dismissal does not require administrative proceedings, but a "formal act" with motivation.

Presidents of companies create program to bring Brazil to industry 4.0. The executives of the leading companies in the electric and electronic sector have drawn up a series of proposals, delivered to the presidential candidates, to make the industry start and get in the way of automation. The proposals include lines of funding for research and innovation, improvement of the education system and reduction of taxes and tariff barriers. The work was done by the economist Márcio Holland, former Secretary of Economic Policy of the Ministry of Finance, who told the Stake: "The world is in the process of revolution 4.0, which represents an increase in automation and digitization. Brazil can get in the way at a faster pace. " In the country, the number of robots per 10,000 workers is 15, against a world average of 74.

Interest in MBA in American schools falls for the 4th time in a row. According to a study by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the number of enrollees for such programs in the United States dropped by an average of 6.6% in 2018. More than 50% of the courses dropped demand - elite schools like Wharton and Harvard. On the other hand, the search for MBAs grew 7.7% in Canadian universities and 8.9% in schools in East and South Asia. The survey examined 571 MBA programs in 44 countries.

Idea of ​​the day: Empathy is an essential element in building a healthy work environment. But it does not mean merely being nice or having the ability to "read the mind" of others, says Alexandre Ullman, director of HR at LinkedIn. An empathic person can put himself in the other's place and interpret his reactions skillfully, although he has never had experiences similar to hers:

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