Sears Canada has followed through on a promise to begin meeting with some of the workers who are losing their jobs at Target Canada. Chief executive Ronald Boire says about 140 Target employees were bused to its Sears headquarters in Toronto last week, part of a nationwide effort to network with potential candidates. “We felt … Continue reading
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
Target Corp. is cutting jobs at its headquarters and around the globe following a weak holiday season and a costly data breach that affected up to 110 million customers. Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT) will lay off 475 employees worldwide, the company told workers Wednesday. The company will leave another 700 positions unfilled. “Target continually assesses … Continue reading
On Monday, Wal-Mart said it would hire 55,000 seasonal associates while transitioning 35,000 current temporary workers to part-time status and moving another 35,000 employees from part-time to full-time. Last year, the mega-chain said it would add more than 50,000 holiday workers. Kohl’s said this month that it will hire 53,000 workers to handle demand through … Continue reading
Target Corp. plans to hire about 70,000 seasonal workers for the holiday shopping season, down about 20 percent from a year ago Continue reading
Employers and business groups are trying to stop an Obama administration effort that calls for federal contractors to hire a minimum number of disabled workers and could penalize those who don’t by revoking their contracts. The proposal could reshape hiring at roughly 200,000 companies that generate $700 billion a year in contracts with the federal … Continue reading
The Target store that will open in July off S.C. 544 will employ about 200 workers, with hiring to start a few months before the opening. Target will have job fairs about two months before the store opens, but job-seekers can start applying for the jobs about three months before the store opens online at … Continue reading