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Blizzard Entertainment cuts global workforce by 600 jobs after review of business operations – The Washington Post
Blizzard Entertainment says it’s cutting about 600 jobs. The Irvine, Calif., company, which makes the popular “World of Warcraft” games, says that only about 10 percent of the cuts will involve jobs related to game development. Blizzard, which is part of Activision Blizzard Inc., says the decision to cut jobs was made after a review … Continue reading
Jackson Announces Large-Scale Layoffs « CBS Miami
Jackson Health System chief executive officer Carlos Migoya announced Tuesday that more than 900 people will be laid off and nearly 200 positions will be eliminated in a cost cutting move for the troubled hospital system… via Jackson Announces Large-Scale Layoffs « CBS Miami.
Worry in Tulsa that American Airlines Layoffs Could Become Industry Departures | StateImpact Oklahoma
When American Airlines announced bankruptcy-fueled layoffs at the company’s maintenance base in Tulsa, the initial worry was for the thousands of local workers slated for layoffs. That concern has spread to fear for Oklahoma’s aerospace industry itself. If plans to layoff 2,100 workers at the Tulsa maintenance base go through, the loss could mean losing … Continue reading
IBM Layoffs Exceed 800, Workers Say – Services – Outsourcing – Informationweek
IBM has laid off more than 800 workers at locations across the U.S. in the past 24 hours, according to company sources and documents obtained by InformationWeek. Many of the cuts appear to target the company’s Global Technology Services outsourcing group. Some 183 workers were laid off in the GTS application hosting unit, 179 were … Continue reading
Union reports layoffs at IBM | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper
IBM is going through another layoff, according to a labor union trying to represent the company’s workers. The IBM Union Alliance in New York state, where IBM is based, began receiving calls and emails from IBM workers Monday morning. The layoffs are scattered across various sites and affect numerous divisions, said Lee Conrad, the union … Continue reading
SIX to cut 150 jobs as franc hits profits – FT.com
Switzerland’s SIX Group, is to cut 150 jobs after it warned that operating profits had been hit in recent months by tough markets and the strength of the Swiss franc. The operator of the Swiss stock exchange further cautioned that market uncertainty and cost-conscious customers were damping sales expectations for 2012 for all business areas. … Continue reading
SunOpta to restructure some units, cut 6 pct jobs | Reuters
SunOpta Inc said it will restructure some of its underperforming segments and cut about 6 percent of its workforce. The Toronto-based organic food processor said it will shut down its fruit segment and create a new consumer products group to focus on non-grains based consumer packaged goods. SunOpta expects to incur severance costs of about … Continue reading
Northrop Grumman plans layoffs – San Antonio Business Journal
Northrop Grumman Technical Services Inc. plans to layoff 32 employees in San Antonio, according to a WARN letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission. The affected employees work on the Access Control Program in a facility at 7700 Potranco Road on the city’s Northwest Side… via Northrop Grumman plans layoffs – San Antonio Business … Continue reading
Careers staff job cuts unacceptable in face of youth unemployment crisis – UNISON | Deadline News
UNISON Scotland has called for direct Scottish Government intervention to stop over 100 jobs being cut at careers agency Skills Development Scotland (SDS) in the face of a mounting youth unemployment crisis. The union has reacted with shock and anger to the announcement of over 100 redundancies in the frontline Skills Development Scotland workforce. At … Continue reading
German Banks See Job Cuts Amid Pessimistic Outlook, Survey Shows – Businessweek
Almost 25 percent of German banks plan to cut jobs in the next sixth months as they remain more pessimistic about the financial industry’s outlook than many of their European peers, Ernst & Young reported, citing a survey. Only 12 percent of German lenders said they expect an increase in employment and 65 percent expect … Continue reading
Hospital mass layoffs lower in 2011 than at height of recession :: Feb. 2, 2012 … American Medical News
The number of mass layoffs at hospitals decreased for 2011 compared with 2008, 2009 and 2010, when the recession and the ensuing economic hangover were in full force. According to data released Jan. 25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 121 mass layoffs occurred in the hospital setting, leading to 8,098 people claiming unemployment benefits … Continue reading
WOW Sight And Sound In Liquidation – Layoffs
The slump in retail spending has claimed another victim, with Queensland-based WOW Audio Visual Superstores placed in the hands of receivers and managers. The company has about 500 employees, with 10 stores in Queensland and two in New South Wales, according to a statement from receivers and managers Ferrier Hodgson. WOW Audio Visual Superstores also has … Continue reading
PNC lowers plan for layoffs by 100 – NewsObserver.com
PNC Financial Services Group, which is on the verge of completing its acquisition of RBC Bank, has found new jobs for nearly 100 workers in Raleigh and Rocky Mount whose current positions are being eliminated. The bank is still working on finding new jobs for others who are facing layoffs, PNC spokesman Fred Solomon said … Continue reading
Layoffs hit Hebron fabrication site at Bull Arm – Nfld. & Labrador – CBC News
Some workers have been let go at the Bull Arm industrial yard in eastern Newfoundland, although the managing company says the layoffs are routine and will not affect the Hebron offshore oil project. Kiewit-Kvaerner Contractors let 10 people go on Thursday. Six were staff members, while four people had been seconded from other companies and … Continue reading
Wisconsin leads Midwest in layoffs, unemployment
Despite signs of recovery over the last year, Wisconsin is one of the leading states in layoffs and unemployment claims, according to the most recent federal statistics. Only five other states — California, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida — had more layoffs than Wisconsin during January of this year, according to the a … Continue reading
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