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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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- Boeing Layoffs to Trigger Various Union Severance Packages.
- The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2001-09-20
- Some Florida AT&T Workers Escape Layoffs -- Via Severance Package.(Originated from The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
- Jan. 4--Christel and Dick Brooks are giving up the corporate world. Jan. 4--Christel and Dick Brooks are giving up the corporate world.
- Research articles 1996-01-04
- Real Networks Next Up in Layoff Sweepstakes
- Real Networks said today that it informed 130 employees, or 7.5 percent of its worldwide workforce, that their positions would be eliminated at the end of year. In a post on the company’s official blog, the company said the layoffs were part of a larger cost cutting plan that “is...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Media Roundup: New York Times May Charge for Content, After Adjustment, Super Bowl Top Rated of All Time and More
- In Today's Media Roundup: New York Times considering charging for content, After rating adjustment, Super Bowl top rated of all time, Disney misses earnings, Gannett Stock hits an all-time low, Tribune gets permission to trim severance packages, Time Warner losses $16 billion and Pajamas Media shuts down ad network. by...
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- As Layoffs Begin, Wyeth Execs Get $75 Million Severance Package
- The top five executives at Wyeth will receive $75 million between them in the Pfizer acquisition, according to an analysis by Equilar, a corporate compensation consultancy. The jackpot payouts come as their plan calls for 19,500 of their colleagues to be made jobless, and the merger they negotiated was paid...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
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- Ten Tips for Securing a Fat Severance Package
- The Find: If worse comes to worse and you're facing a lay-off, remember that there are still steps you can take to assure your employer gives you the softest landing possible. The Source: Ten tips on negotiating after a lay-off from Silicon Alley Insider. ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Reducing Staff In A Down Economy: Handling Terminations And Using Separation Agreements
- Handling terminations carefully is always important, but is even more so in an economic downturn due to the increased risk of former employees bringing legal claims. Each situation should be reviewed carefully to ensure that the risk of claims and the potential exposure to liability is minimized. Steps may need...
- White papers 2008-05-01
- A Layoff by Any Other Name Still Sucks
- If you're a regular reader, you know I'm not a big fan of corporate jargon. But one type of euphemistic speech really gets me angry: Managers trying to come up with a more palatable way of telling people they're fired. Trust me: Telling someone they've been "offboarded"...
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Coping with Job Loss
- It used to be “the end of the world.” Decades ago, when someone lost his or her job, it was seen as a major setback. Today, while it’s still painful to be thrown out of work, you do have the consolation of knowing that millions of people have been chopped...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- IBM union: Layoffs could hit 16,000 by year's end
- There's always a little bit of stealth to IBM's workforce reductions. Layoffs are usually scattered across the country and in numbers small enough to avoid triggering state and federal mass layoff notification laws. And so it was this week, as IBM cut employees from its Global Business Services unit. IBM...
- News items 2009-08-09
- Brooks Bros. to close N.J. shirt facility. (clothing manufacturer, retailer)
- BROOKS BROS. TO CLOSE N.J. SHIRT FACILITY NEW YORK -- Brooks Brothers, a division of London-based retailer Marks & Spencer PLC, will close its shirt-making facility in Paterson, N.J., in October. The layoff affects approximately 290 employees, who have been offered...
- Research articles 1989-08-08
- Shore Up Your Beleaguered Finances
- Uncle Sam thinks you're too rich to help, so you'll have to help yourself. Keep Your Income Flowing In past recessions, the little guy or gal took the brunt of the job losses. Now, however, a high annual income — one over $100,000...
- Articles 2009-05-04
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