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- dismissal, often temporarily, from work because a job ceases to exist or because of lack of work. Employees who are laid off may qualify for unemployment compensation. If the layoff...
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- General Motors considers layoffs, brand sale: report
- WASHINGTON AFP — Leading US automaker General Motors is preparing to cut thousands more white-collar jobs and is thinking about selling more of its brands, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said that both moves were part of a broader...
- Research articles 2008-07-07
- Boston parent of troubled Rhode Island radio station eliminates jobs.
- By Andy Smith, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 9--Peter Fiedler, interim general manager for Boston University's public radio station WBUR, announced yesterday that the station has laid off six staff members. Two other employees resigned,...
- Research articles 2004-12-09
- Plan Calls for Mass Layoffs of State Workers in Texas.
- By Laura B. Martinez, The Brownsville Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--More than 4,000 state employees will lose their jobs over the next two years under a plan touted to improve public access to federal programs and save the state...
- Research articles 2004-04-07
- Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Reaches New Contract with Island's Social Workers.
- By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Seven months after singer-songwriter Carly Simon pledged to support them, social workers and management at Martha's Vineyard Community Services hammered out an 18-month labor agreement this month that calls...
- Research articles 2004-02-20
- Valley business leaders cautiously optimistic
- Leaders in the Valley's business community appear to be heading into the year relatively optimistic about the economy, but, while there were nominal layoffs and cuts in spending at their firms in 2003, some are stiff treading into 2004 cautiously, holding out on capital improvements and, to some degree, staff...
- Research articles 2004-01-19
- AK Steel Sees Increased Business, CEO Says.
- By Thomas Gnau, Middletown Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 4--AK Steel Corp. is enjoying better relationships with customers -- resulting in more business, James Wainscott, AK's president and chief executive, told employees recently. "We have been able...
- Research articles 2003-12-04
- Energy Department Workers at Colorado's Rocky Flats Face Layoffs.
- By Kristi Arellano, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 11--Department of Energy employees assisting with the cleanup at Rocky Flats were told this week that the agency could begin phasing out as many as 90 positions in the coming months....
- Research articles 2003-07-11
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Warns of Potential Layoffs.
- By Liz Anderson, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 25--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The Department of Environmental Management might have to lay off 11 workers if the General Assembly goes forward with a plan to transfer the state's wastewater permitting and monitoring...
- Research articles 2003-06-25
- Georgia' Insurance Chief Starts Staff Layoffs.
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13--The state's fiscal crisis has led Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to start laying off employees and cutting back on others' work hours. Oxendine said Wednesday he had given layoff notices to 13...
- Research articles 2003-03-13
- Raises at Boston Redevelopment Authority Irk Other Agencies.
- By Corey Dade, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 28--City employees are being asked to take furloughs and brace themselves for possible layoffs, but one agency, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, is flush enough to hand out raises, causing others caught...
- Research articles 2003-02-28
- Layoffs, Changes to Shave Costs for Maine's Public Television Stations.
- By Ray Routhier, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 30--In an effort to overcome a $385,000 budget shortfall, Maine Public Broadcasting this week began a round of layoffs, reorganization and programming changes in its television and radio operations....
- Research articles 2003-01-30
- Study reveals tech professionals still committed, despite layoffs.(Business)
- Byline: S. A. Mawhorr Technology workers in the United States are more committed to their employers than they were two years ago despite the depressed state of the industry and widespread layoffs, according to a study from Aon Consulting. Compared to...
- Research articles 2003-01-20
- Boston-Area Water Authority Debates Rate Increase, Layoffs to Bridge Deficit.
- By Beth Daley, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 27--Massachusetts Water Resources Authority directors today will debate a rare mid-year customer rate increase and scores of layoffs to overcome a $48 million deficit brought on by the state's budget woes....
- Research articles 2002-12-27
- Postmaster Vows Plant Reductions Won't Spur Layoffs.
- By Bill McAllister, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 30--WASHINGTON--There will be no layoffs when the Postal Service begins to consolidate some of its more than 300 mail-processing plants next year, Postmaster General John E. "Jack" Potter has said...
- Research articles 2002-09-30
- Massachusetts Welfare Agency Announces More Layoffs to Comply with Budget Cuts.
- By David Abel, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 28--To comply with budget cuts, the state department overseeing welfare announced yesterday it is laying off 9 percent of its staff, the second reduction for the agency. Officials at...
- Research articles 2002-08-28
- Winning creative can't overshadow layoffs and losses.(Cliff Freeman)(Brief Article)
- Creatively, it was another strong year for the independent agency. Cliff Freeman won the Grand Prix award at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes for a Fox Sports campaign. It also won Best of Show at the One Show for its Fox Sports NBA campaign. ...
- Research articles 2002-01-14
- Area Travel Agencies Scaling Back Operations
- Tourism: Layoffs, Closings, Pay Cuts Implemented as Firms Deal With Woes Like other industries affected by a sluggish economy, local travel agencies had been grappling with a lower volume of business and an income to match it. As it turned out, that was nothing compared to what would...
- Research articles 2001-10-08
- Georgia Labor Officials Brace for Inevitable Airline Layoffs.
- By Tammy Joyner, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 26--Georgia has enough money currently to cover its growing ranks of unemployed, but state Labor Department officials are likely to face one of their biggest administrative challenges in many years as...
- Research articles 2001-09-26
- Late News.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Layoffs likely as P&G misses job-cut target [cincinnati] Procter & Gamble Co. is about 1,000 voluntary separation applications short of its target for 17,400 job reductions, meaning layoffs are likely. P&G would not comment on where cuts will occur, though people familiar with the...
- Research articles 2001-05-28
- Quick Hits.(Brief Article)
- MarchFirst CEO, top officers resign Internet consulting firm MarchFirst Inc. said Robert Bernard, chairman-CEO, has resigned, along with Thomas R. Metz, president-COO, and Joseph Bong, exec VP-client services group. The board of directors named Steve Pollema, who has been serving as...
- Research articles 2001-03-19
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