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250 jobs lost across Northern Ireland as Peacocks closes – BBC News
The clothing retailer, Peacocks, is to close 19 shops in Northern Ireland with the loss of more than 250 jobs. The business was placed into administration in January and has now been sold to the Scottish retailer, Edinburgh Woollen Mill. However, ten stores will remain open, saving 140 jobs. These are located at the Connswater … Continue reading
Company hiring 350 employees at Market Square – Paris Star – Ontario, CA
Wipro Technologies Ltd. is busting into Brantford, taking over Bell Canada’s intentions to hire hundreds of people and house them at the city-owned Market Square Mall. Wipro is not wasting any time and intends to start advertising for the first 350 full-time jobs in local media Thursday, with a job fair scheduled for its new … Continue reading
Union says 500 layoffs averted at American – Sacramento Business, Housing Market News | Sacramento Bee
The flight attendants’ union says that because of job-sharing and other steps, American Airlines won’t have to furlough 500 workers this spring. American said two weeks ago that it planned to cut 500 flight attendants because it’s flying less than it did a year ago. via Union says 500 layoffs averted at American – Sacramento … Continue reading
Kiwis abroad seen as asset to NZ | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News
Rather than stem the brain drain of Kiwis going offshore to further their careers, one of Dunedin’s greatest exports is recommending students embrace it. Prominent lawyer, educator and London council executive Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas is in Dunedin this week to attend her Otago Girls’ High School class reunion of 3S (1962) and give motivational … Continue reading
Manchester Digital tackles the brain drain | How-Do
More than 1,000 students turned out for Manchester Digital’s ‘talent day’ at Manchester Town Hall today. The digital sector trade body organised the event as part of a plan to forge stronger links between businesses and the city’s universities. The idea is the companies get access to potential employees and the city’s wider talent pool … Continue reading
New Poll Shows Majority of Family Firms Optimistic in Hiring, Retaining Employees in 2012 – MarketWatch
Despite the tough economy, family-owned businesses remain optimistic about hiring and retaining employees, according to the 2012 Family Enterprise USA survey of family firms. The annual survey released today compiles responses from 300 family firm executives from a wide range of industry sectors. 54% of respondents indicated that they intend to hire more workers in … Continue reading
Brain pool: How large and of what quality?
To take a nation forward requires numerous factors to work in unison. Fundamental to this process, however, is the quality of its people — its brain pool. When the brain pool is undeveloped, underdeveloped, or depleted (brain drain) it sets serious constraints on how far a nation can go and how quickly. Harbison depicts the … Continue reading
LightSquared to Cut 45% of Jobs to Trim Costs – Bloomberg
Billionaire Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc. wireless venture is cutting 45 percent of its jobs, or about 149 positions, to preserve cash after its plan to start operating was rejected by U.S. regulators. Most of the affected employees are those hired in preparation for its high-speed wireless network expansion, Reston, Virginia-based LightSquared said today. The company … Continue reading
Jobs for the young – FT.com
With youth unemployment standing at a near-record 22 per cent in the UK, talk of a “lost generation” is growing ever louder. Policymakers are right to be concerned. Of course, the fact that the young are struggling to find work is largely a question of demand. The economic environment is making businesses wary of hiring … Continue reading
Cianbro Looking To Hire 150 Workers – WABI TV5
Cianbro announced they’re hiring 150 new workers. Officials for the construction company say they’re facing the largest backlog of projects in their 63 year history. The job openings are for all sorts of positions including journey level millwrights, pipewelders and pipefitters for Greater Bangor and Woodland. As well as for the spring outage season when … Continue reading
Sit ‘n Sleep hiring 50 veterans | veterans, sit, sleep – The Orange County Register
Sit ‘n Sleep, the mattress firm, is adding five stores in Southern California this year and plans to hire 50 veterans, the company said today. Larry “You’re killing me Larry” Miller, Sit ‘n Sleep’s chief executive, said the idea to hire vets came to him as he watched the wind-down of the wars in Iraq … Continue reading
VTB Capital’s hiring spree signals global intent | Reuters
VTB Capital continues its global expansion with a series of hires in its Middle East and Africa investment banking business. The Russian bank has taken on five people in Dubai from rival global firms including Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS, IFR can reveal. The hires include James Williams as head of Middle East equity … Continue reading
Heather Wilson: LANL layoffs 400-800
On Tuesday Heather Wilson, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, released a statement in response to a voluntary lay-off at Los Alamos National Labs. According to the release, 400-800 jobs will be lost at Los Alamos as a result of President Obama’s budget cuts. Wilson’s statement was sent before any official announcement was made by Los … Continue reading
Sterling Savings Bank lays off 6% of workers – Portland Business Journal
Sterling Financial Corp. has laid off 6 percent of its workers, or 160 people, the bank announced in a filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . The layoffs will save the bank around $15 million in annual payroll. The bank is not releasing information about the number of layoffs in specific … Continue reading
Long Beach Post: LBUSD Approves Layoff of Over 300 Employees
With more than $200 million cut since 2008 and counting, the closure of two schools, and more than 800 layoffs last year, the Board for the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) unanimously passed a motion approving the layoff of over 308 employees in order to brace for the millions the district will lose following … Continue reading
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