Lockheed plans to notify affected employees on Nov. 6 Continue reading
The ‘flagship’ German engineering and technology giant plans to shed 15,000 jobs worldwide by late 2014 in a cost-cutting drive Continue reading
For the third time in the last five months, healthcare had the most job cuts of any sector, with 8,128 reported layoffs in September, according to the latest report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Over the course of this year, healthcare organizations have cut 41,085 total jobs, according to Challenger, Gray & … Continue reading
Local media reported that Pioneer plans to cut 10 percent of its more than 12,000 employees Continue reading
The latest cuts follow 1,600 job losses in a restructuring announced in March 2012 and completed this year Continue reading
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will cut about 5,000 jobs, 10 percent of its workforce Continue reading
ProRail, the state-owned Dutch railway network operator, is cutting its workforce by 15% over the next three years. Continue reading
Royal Mail has warned that thousands of postal workers will lose their jobs following its controversial privatisation. Continue reading
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Wednesday demanded that troubled telecoms company Alcatel-Lucent “revise” its plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide, including 900 in France Continue reading
Telecoms equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent plans to cut 10,000 jobs in a bid to slash costs. 900 of those job losses will be made in France. Continue reading
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, Italy’s third-biggest bank, pledged to cut an additional 3,360 jobs and increase capital to win support from the European Union for 4.1 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in state aid Continue reading
France’s military will cut about 7,500 jobs next year, a defense ministry source said on Thursday Continue reading
Outokumpu Oyj (OUT1V), the Finnish steelmaker that bought ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA)’s Inoxum unit last year, said it will dismiss 1,000 more employees in Europe to compensate for overcapacity amid a supply imbalance Continue reading
Merck & Co, taking a cue from rival drugmakers that have slashed research spending to bolster earnings, on Tuesday said it plans to cut annual operating costs by $2.5 billion and eliminate 8,500 jobs. Merck, whose shares rose 2.2 percent, said it aims to narrow its focus to products with the best chance of winning … Continue reading
Telstra will cut around 1100 jobs from its operation business by June next year, around 6 per cent of its operations staff. Continue reading