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Oil Prices – Dampening the recruitment activity but hiring has not stopped
The recent decline in oil prices has led to a “softening” of recruitment in the region’s oil and gas sector, but there are still employment opportunities available in the UAE for those seeking new positions, experts told Gulf News. Overall, demand for new employees is still on the rise in the UAE, with nine out … Continue reading
Sony Mobile – To cut 1,000 jobs
Sony Corp plans to cut another 1,000 jobs in its smartphone division, mainly in Europe and China, the Nikkei business daily reported. The cuts are in addition to the 1,000 jobs Sony said it would eliminate in its mobile unit in October, the Nikkei said. Overall, Sony’s mobile division workforce will shrink by about 30 … Continue reading
Automotive Jobs in Canada – Since 2001, more than 53,000 jobs have been lost
The automotive industry’s contributions to the Canadian economy have declined significantly compared to the years between the late 1990s and mid-2000s when automotive manufacturing accounted for eleven per cent of total manufacturing GDP (Sweeney, 2013). While employment in the automotive industry has decreased since 2000, and production capacity in several segments has declined, the industry … Continue reading
Tim Hortons – Planning ‘significant’ layoffs
Tim Hortons is set to lay off a “significant” number of employees of its head and regional offices next week, according to sources. The layoffs, anticipated to some degree since Burger King finalized its merger with the country’s biggest coffee and baked good chain last month, could come as early as Tuesday, sources familiar with … Continue reading
IBM dismisses report of massive layoffs
IBM dismissed on Monday a Forbes magazine report claiming the technology firm is preparing to cut about 26% of its workforce, which would represent its biggest-ever layoffs. via IBM dismisses Forbes report of massive layoffs | News | Tech | Toronto Sun. Related Post Biggest-Ever Corporate Layoffs at IBM – To Cut more than 111,000 Jobs … Continue reading
Deere – To cut more than 900 jobs
Deere & Co (DE.N), the world’s largest maker of farm equipment, will lay off more than 900 employees at plants in Iowa and Illinois in the latest round of job cuts spurred by a decline in grain prices that is hurting demand for agricultural machinery. The layoffs, which represent about 3 percent of Deere’s workforce … Continue reading
Photographers – All laid off at Sports Illustrated
Can news organizations survive without photographers on staff? That question jolted the media world Friday after Sports Illustrated laid off its entire roster. Photographers haven’t been hit with a layoff of that scale since The Chicago Sun-Times cut its entire 28-person photo staff in 2013. The newspaper said it would use freelance photographers and ask … Continue reading
Biggest-Ever Corporate Layoffs at IBM – To Cut more than 111,000 Jobs
IBM is set to announce the largest round of corporate layoffs in history, culling 26 percent of its worldwide staff, or more than 111,000 people, beginning as early as this week, according to a report. The cuts are part of a reorganisation plan called “Project Chrome” that has been rumoured for several weeks, and which … Continue reading
Crude oil’s collapse will cost 9,000 jobs at Schlumberger
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger plans to cut 9,000 jobs as the global collapse in crude oil prices crimps production in 2015 and perhaps even longer. The cuts — nearly 8% of Schlumberger’s 120,000 workers, were announced Thursday “to better align with anticipated activity levels for 2015,” the company said. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read … Continue reading
Sony – To cut 90 jobs closing all 14 Canadian stores
Sony Corp. has announced plans to close all 14 of its Canadian stores as it focuses on other areas of its business. The electronics giant said about 90 employees will be laid off as the stores shut down over the next six to eight weeks. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Sony … Continue reading
Target Canada – Closing 133 stores that employ 17,600 people
Target Canada is closing up shop. Target said Thursday that it will begin winding down its Canadian operations, which include 133 stores that employ 17,600 people. The Minneapolis-based company said it reviewed its Canadian subsidiary’s performance and concluded that it would not be profitable until 2021. “This was a very difficult decision, but it was … Continue reading
Skills Gap in US – Skill shortages are not a significant factor impeding current employment growth research finds
Consistent with the view that much of current unemployment must be structural rather than cyclical in nature, even as unemployment has been slow to fall from its recent high level, a number of reports have cited short- ages of skilled workers as a significant barrier to business expansion. A 2011 report by Deloitte and the … Continue reading
Solar Jobs in US – Up 22% in 2014
U.S. solar companies boosted their employee rolls by 22 percent last year, and now employ 86 percent more workers than they did in 2010, driven by rising demand in the world’s third-largest market. Almost 174,000 people are working in the U.S. solar industry, compared with 143,000 in 2013 and 93,500 in 2010, according to a … Continue reading
Bombardier – To cut 1,000 aerospace jobs
Bombardier says it’s going to cut about 1,000 employees from its Learjet business in 2015, affecting sites in Mexico and the United States. The Montreal-based aerospace company says the cuts are due to weak demand for the Learjet 85 business jet. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Bombardier to cut 1,000 aerospace jobs … Continue reading
BP – To cut 300 North Sea jobs
Energy giant BP said it was shedding 200 staff jobs and 100 contractors in its North Sea operations today following a sharp drop in oil prices. The company employs around 3,500 onshore and offshore workers in the North Sea operations, mainly in and around the oil hub city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Trevor Garlick, regional … Continue reading
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