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Retrain For A New Career When Faced With A Company Lay Off Or Severance Package

Going back to school may be necessary when faced with a job loss, particularly if working in an industry with little prospects of securing a new job. While many companies are laying-off workers, they also include educational benefits as part of severance packages. If your employer does not offer such...

Tags: Job, Severance Package, Associated Content, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Personal Finance, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-01-01

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...

Tags: Layoff, Severance Package, RealNetworks Inc., Sam Diaz, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources

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...

Tags: Time Warner Inc., Layoff, Tribune Co., Severance Package, Stock, Media, New York Times Co., Gannett Co. Inc., Adjustment, Pajamas Media, Workforce Management, Personal Finance, Investment, Human Resources, Finance, Sean Blanda

Blog posts 2009-02-04

Your Top Five Lay-off Questions Answered

The Find: Getting laid off is stressful enough, you shouldn't have to worry about your rights under the law as well, so one blog has answers to the most common lay-off and severance questions. The Source: The New York Employment Lawyer blog. ...

Tags: Job, Severance Package, Blog, Blogging, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Personal Finance, Internet, Human Resources, Jessica Stillman

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Additional Resources

Why J&J "Deselected" 900 Reps Despite Sales Growth

Johnson & Johnson's Ortho McNeil/Janssen unit is in the process of laying off about 900 staffers, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Sales and profits at J&J are both up overall. Sales went up from $61 billion to $63.4 billion last year, profit was up from $10.5 billion...

Tags: Johnson & Johnson, McNeil/Janssen, Risperdal, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Jim Edwards

Blog posts 2009-04-10