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TechConnect Magazine (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Taiwan-based BenQ has just confirmed recent reports according to which it has reduced its global workforce by up to 5% but claimed the cuts weren't sparked by the current economic conditions. The company explained that the layoffs have been made through its regular year-end evaluation process, but apparently, as opposed to previous years, they won't be followed by a hiring round. Gotta...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
MACQUARIE Group is preparing a savage cut of its Australian and global workforce.
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MSDN France (Free subscription) | yesterday
Elites will discuss what’s possible for 21st century learning and education investments in a time of global economic slowdown.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEATTLE /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, school administrators and policymakers from more than 30 countries are gathering in Seattle for the fourth annual School of the Future World Summit, hosted by Microsoft Corp.'s Partners in Learning. The theme, "What's Possible," will enable more than 250 participants to facilitate a global discussion on what schools in the future can look like by...
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Indian Express (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
World's largest steel producer ArcelorMittal on Thursday said it will trim its workforce by up to 9,000 by offering a voluntary separation programme.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Philips Healthcare had welcome news for investors last month when it posted its third-quarter financial report: Sales were up 5 percent, and profit 4.8 percent. So employees were taken by surprise last week when the Andover company, which makes defibrillators, electrocardiogram monitors, and other medical gear, disclosed it was slicing 5 percent of its global workforce, cutting 1,600...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
ARMONK, NY (MARKET WIRE) IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the first holistic offering in the talent management marketplace, combining world-class human capital software, consulting services and information technology integration to enable enterprises to implement globally integrated workforce and talent management.
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IOL (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
As the economic crunch bites countries are trying to protect their local workforce, but overreacting will reportedly help no one.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
GENEVA -- An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises. The International Organization for Migration said that, despite the current downturn, rich nations will...
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
GENEVA (AP) _ An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.
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Slow Painting (Free subscription) | yesterday
Take 1: A number of well-articulated reasons to make arts part of every child’s education from the competitive edge for America’s 21st century global workforce to preservation and advocacy of selected art forms to a deeper value and commitment to make cultural literacy part of a child’s education. Although meaningful, none have been powerful enough [...]
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Banking Times: Daily Banking News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... better than many of its competitors but in September the group reported it would be cutting its global workforce by 4%, in response to deteriorating market conditions.
