Elizabeth Gore, entrepreneur-in-residence at Dell, discusses Dell’s initiative to support entrepreneurs in creating jobs throughout the world. She speaks on “Market Makers.” Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Dell’s Plan to Help Entrepreneurs Create 600M Jobs – Bloomberg Business.
Dell’s expected layoff programme is expected to begin this week, and over 15,000 people may lose their jobs worldwide. Insiders speaking to the Register say that the PC giant’s restructuring operation has resulted in cuts in every department, “some of these have already been downsized and are now being told to cut 15 per cent … Continue reading
The Register is hearing from two sources that Dell is making 30 per cent of its sales and marketing staff in Europe, the Middle East and Africa redundant while cutting 20 per cent of its US-based sales staffers. One source said: “Precisely 30 per cent, across EMEA.” There is no word on what’s happening on the sales … Continue reading
Foxconn Technology, one of the biggest manufacturers of products for Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other electronics companies, said Saturday that it would sharply raise worker salaries at its Chinese factories. Foxconn said that salaries for many workers would immediately jump by 16 to 25 percent, to about $400 a month, before overtime. The company also … Continue reading