General Electric is to cut 600 jobs in France, mostly at its finance arm, a union official said on Friday, as it seeks to cut back on the division’s activities in the wake of the banking crisis Continue reading
Corporation to fire about half of 500 employees in healthcare division’s R&D centers in Israel, company worker tells Ynet. Management sources say only 10% of workforce to be dismissed According to a company source, more than half of the division’s 500 employees in all research and development centers in Israel will be fired. The company … Continue reading
Hiring is back in a big way on many college campuses, one of several signs a recovery in the U.S. jobs market is gaining traction. After four years during which many students graduated to find no job and had only their loans to show for their studies, most college campuses are teeming with companies eager … Continue reading
As reported in The New American here, the difference in wages between Chinese and American workers is narrowing rapidly. Part of the reason is that China has passed the Lewis Turning Point. First noted by Bloomberg, that turning point hit the Chinese labor markets in the weeks following China’s Lunar New Year holiday in February, … Continue reading