Layoffs & Firing Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

RBS 'sacks employees due to regulatory probe' - bobsguide.com
www.bobsguide.com | Feb 10, 2012
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reacted to the ongoing regulatory probe into potential interest-rate manipulation by firing at least four employees.

Hungarian town to take a hit from Nokia layoffs - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | Feb 8, 2012
Finnish phone maker to axe 2,300 in city of 20,000

Newsvine - Electric car maker Fisker: Layoffs in Del., Calif.
www.newsvine.com | Feb 6, 2012
Fisker Automotive, an electric car maker that received a half-billion-dollar loan from the federal government, said Monday that it has laid off workers in Delaware and California.

Turning a Layoff Into a Sweet Startup | Entrepreneur.com
www.entrepreneur.com | Jan 28, 2012
Meet three entrepreneurs who turned their passion for baking into encore careers.

Fire Damper Testing, Passive Fire Protection Company Announces New Employee | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Jan 18, 2012
Fire Damper Testing, Passive Fire Protection Company Announces New Employee. Fire damper testing company announces new client report specialist - PR11775765

Batelco holds discussions as part of its efforts to rebuild Bahrain's community spirit | Batelco |
www.ameinfo.com | Jan 12, 2012
Batelco, being a publicly listed shareholding company, has announced that in the spirit of building the Bahraini community, its Board of Directors has held discussions to review the status of...

Jeff Reeves: Jobs Numbers Rise, but Big Businesses Still Make Big Layoffs
www.huffingtonpost.com | Jan 5, 2012
Like it or lump it, businesses cannot accept falling profits. And if they don't have confidence in their growth prospects, the only way to achieve that is to cut costs.

AT&T Blasts FCC Critique Of T-Mobile Deal - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Dec 1, 2011
AT&T blasted a Federal Communications Commission report detailing the agency's concerns about AT&T's proposed $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile USA.

A123 Lays Off 125 Staff at Michigan Plants | Xconomy
www.xconomy.com | Nov 30, 2011
Waltham, MA-based A123 Systems (NASDAQ: ]), the lithium-ion battery maker, has laid off about 125 employees at its manufacturing facilities in Livonia and

Will making it easier to fire staff help boost employment numbers? - Business News - News -
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Nov 25, 2011
Would making it easier for small businesses to fire people give them the confidence to hire more staff in the first place? John Hill investigates.