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Layoff: 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...; Layoff definition on BNET »

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Air Canada denied exception to labor code in layoffs: OTTAW AFP — Canada's labor minister has rejected Air Canada's request to lay off 2,000 workers without first negotiating the conditions of the layoffs with the employees. "After carefully examining the application, I have decided that there are insufficient grounds to grant a waiver to Air Canada," Labor Minister...; Tags: Air Canada, layoff, worker; Research articles 2008-07-25
Ford workers face involuntary layoffs: DETROIT, Michigan AFP — Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it is planning to make further white collar job cuts in the United States in the face of declining truck sales. The automakers expects to complete the cuts by August 1 and will not be offering buyout packages, as it...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Ford Motor Co., layoff, Manufacturing, SALES, worker; Research articles 2008-05-28
Some GM workers back American Axle strike despite related layoffs: DETROIT -- Fight on, brothers and sisters. That's the sentiment from many GM workers as the strike at supplier American Axle & Manufacturing begins its third week, despite the fact that the strike has forced General Motors to shut down or cut production at 29 U.S....; Tags: General Motors Corp., layoff, strike, worker; Research articles 2008-03-12
Emporia plans for layoffs: By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL EMPORIA - Residents are beginning to address the problems and challenges associated with Tyson Foods' decision to lay off 1,500 of its 2,400 employees. "In some ways this is like the Greensburg tornado, except we see the tornado coming,"...; Tags: job, layoff, Tyson Foods Inc., worker; Research articles 2008-01-30
Emporia plans for layoffs: By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL EMPORIA - Residents are beginning to address the problems and challenges associated with Tyson Foods' decision to lay off 1,500 of its 2,400 employees. "In some ways this is like the Greensburg tornado, except we see the tornado coming,"...; Tags: job, layoff, Tyson Foods Inc., worker; Research articles 2008-01-30

Livermore Lab workers face layoffs: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will likely face more layoffs as it confronts a tighter federal budget, increased expenses, and a push to streamline the country's nuclear weapons complex. Lab Director George Miller told employees at an all-hands meeting Thursday morning that he's proposing a work force reduction...; Tags: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, layoff, Miller, worker; Research articles 2008-01-19
Loan firms lay off 24,000 since Aug. 1: At the North Carolina offices of mortgage lender HomeBanc Corp., Archie Clark is the only employee left. But in a few days, he'll be gone, too. "It's pretty much a ghost town over there," Clark said. "Somebody went in and took the furniture from the lobby. I don't...; Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., FINANCE, financial, investment, job, layoff, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., mortgage, Mortgages, Utah, worker; Research articles 2007-08-23
Claims for unemployment benefits fall by largest amount in 9 weeks: WASHINGTON -- The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by the sharpest amount in nearly two months, indicating the labor market remains healthy despite the sluggish economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless benefits totaled 321,000 last week, a...; Tags: benefit, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, layoff, worker; Research articles 2007-04-26
Extending Mass Layoff Warnings: STATEHOUSE The state could get the longest notification requirement in country NEW JERSEY would become the first state to require companies to give workers 90 days notice-30 days more than required by federal law-before implementing mass layoffs or shutting a plant, under a bill the Senate has passed...; Tags: layoff, U.S. Senate, worker; Research articles 2007-04-23
Layoff effects: The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences. By Louis Uchitelle. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 283 pp., $25.95/hardback. In his book The Disposable American, Louis Uchitelle takes a narrative approach in conveying the problems of mass layoffs in America. Analyzing these problems and providing economic solutions would normally...; Tags: layoff, United Airlines, worker; Research articles 2007-03-01
Thousands demonstrate against Spanish auto layoffs: MADRID AFP — Some 3,000 people demonstrated Sunday outside the Spanish headquarters of US car parts firm Delphi in a protest against the company's plans to lay off up to 1,600 workers, Spanish media reported. Unions at the Puerto Real site near the southern city of Cadiz said some...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, layoff, worker; Research articles 2007-02-25
U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $1.2 Million Grant to Assist Dislocated Workers in Wisconsin: To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Peggy Abrahamson, +1-202-693-7909, or David James, +1- 202-693-4676, both of the U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced a grant of more than $1.2 million, with an initial release of $537,282, to the state of Wisconsin...; Tags: layoff, secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Wisconsin, worker; Research articles 2007-02-13
Volkswagen Brazil workers to strike over layoffs: SAO PAULO AFP — Volkswagen workers will hold a series of strikes starting May 22 at the German automaker's five plants in Brazil to protest layoffs, the major union federations announced. "Protests on each day of the strike will call the public's attention to the impact of Volkswagen's action,"...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Brazil, layoff, Manufacturing, strike, Volkswagen AG, worker; Research articles 2006-05-12
US jobless claims fall by 13,000 Initial claims last week.: M2 PRESSWIRE-23 December 2005-Axcess News: US jobless claims fall by 13,000 Initial claims last weekC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23122005 New York - The US Department of Labor reported that 13,000 fewer US workers were unemployed for the week ending Dec. 17. Seasonally...; Tags: layoff, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment, worker; Research articles 2005-12-23
Ex-UC Berkeley worker says bias drove awards: A former University of California, Berkeley, employee has filed a lawsuit saying she was terminated after complaining that a department chairwoman doled out fellowship money to students based on favoritism rather than academic competition. Karen Schermerhorn said she was laid off from her position as student affairs...; Tags: layoff, University of California at Berkeley, worker; Research articles 2005-10-10
Ex-Cal worker sues over layoff: A former University of California, Berkeley employee has filed a lawsuit saying she was terminated after complaining that a department chairwoman doled out fellowship money to students based on favoritism rather than academic competition. Karen Schermerhorn said she was laid off from her position as student affairs...; Tags: layoff, University of California at Berkeley, worker; Research articles 2005-09-30
American offers incentives for workers who leave voluntarily.: By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 3--FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines is hoping to slow the pace of layoffs by offering benefits to some employees who choose to leave. The struggling Fort Worth...; Tags: American Airlines, Benefits, layoff, worker; Research articles 2004-12-03
Glens Falls, N.Y., sewer operator to lay off workers in light of investigation.: By Maury Thompson, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 19--GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- Some employees of Earth Tech Inc. will be getting pink slips as the company that operates the city's Water and Sewer Department deals with an...; Tags: Benefits, layoff, salary, U.S. Department of Labor, worker; Research articles 2004-11-19
Key workers on layoff: can you subcontract work?(Human side)(Brief Article): Maintenance Supervisor Art Bowman and General Foreman Charley Rostoff agreed that it was apparent after last week's snowstorm that Building Two's roof was in need of repair. The problem was that both employees who normally would have been assigned the work were unavailable. Special Utility Man...; Tags: flu, Gomez Advisors Inc., job, layoff, roof, worker; Research articles 2004-11-01
Gastonia, N.C., automotive supplier to stop operations, lay off 200.: By Sharon E. White, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--GASTONIA, N.C. -- A Gastonia company that supplies rebuilt transmissions to General Motors will cease operations by month's end, putting 200 people out of work. Workers...; Tags: General Motors Corp., layoff, Manufacturing, supplier, worker; Research articles 2004-09-14