Tag Archives: workforce
Spain’s Caixabank May Lay Off 3,000-4,000 Workers – Report
Spanish lender Caixabank SA (CAIXY) may lay off between 3,000 and 4,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, reports El Pais in its Thursday Internet edition, citing people close to the bank. Continue reading
Booming Germany needs workers as rest of Europe struggles
Germany is facing a drastic labour shortage due to its aging workforce and one of the lowest birth rates in the European Union. Continue reading
40-year-old interns kick-starting their careers
Getting full-time work is even harder when you’ve got a resume gap, as many moms find out when they try to re-enter the workforce after taking a few years off to raise the kids. Continue reading
Greek banks turning corner, central bank chief tells WSJ
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bank of Greece Governor George Provopoulos has said that Greek banks are well on their way to recovery and the general economy will then follow. Greece’s banks have incurred major losses in Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, and austerity measures to try to reduce Greece’s debt mountain have kept the economy in recession since 2008, with a quarter of the workforce now unemployed. “Greece’s banking system is poised to turn a corner,” Provopoulos wrote in a guest column in the Wall Street Journal, posted on its website on Wednesday. Continue reading
Report Says Bankia Plans to Lay Off 5,000
Bankia (BKIA.MC), Spain’s fourth-largest bank, is close to announcing layoffs of 25% of its workforce, or around 5,000 employees, reports El Mundo in its Wednesday Internet edition. Continue reading
Energizer to cut more than 10 percent of workforce
Energizer Holdings Inc said on Thursday that it would cut more than 10 percent of its workforce, or about 1,500 people, as it tries to rev up results in its battery business. Continue reading
Dow Chemical layoffs announced prematurely
Dow Chemical Co., the largest chemical maker in the United States, said on Tuesday it plans to cut 5 percent of its workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring program aimed at countering a slow global economy. Continue reading
Many don’t choose retirement date, RBC poll finds
An Ipsos-Reid survey of people aged 50 or more found only 62 per cent of the retired respondents had chosen the time when they left the workforce. Continue reading
Farmers Insurance Announces Training Program Tied to Farmers Field to Benefit Greater Los Angeles Community
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – Sep 12, 2012) – Farmers Insurance today announced its support of a Los Angeles community initiative, in conjunction with AEG’s Community Benefits Program (CBP), which supports helping the local workforce gain necessary job skills to be ready for the opportunities created during the development of Farmers Field. Continue reading
