Samsung says planning job cuts in some Asian operations
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it was planning to cut jobs in some of its Asian operations, after ...
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Bike apprenticeship helps break UK reoffending cycle
London (AFP) - Cameron Moseley hopes never to return to jail thanks to a pioneering scheme in London that aims ...
Dutch paint giant Akzonobel slashes 2,000 jobs worldwide
The Hague (AFP) - AkzoNobel, the world's leading paintmaker and manufacturer of Dulux paint, said Tuesday it was cutting 2,000 ...
Chile’s biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports
Talcahuano (Chile) (AFP) - It's the end of an era: after 74 years the blast furnace at Chile's biggest steelmaker ...
US job gains miss expectations in August as labor market cools
Washington (AFP) - US hiring bounced back in August but missed expectations while the jobless rate crept down, government data ...
US private sector hiring misses expectations in August: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the US private sector markedly undershot analyst expectations in August, said payroll firm ADP on ...
US hotel workers launch strike over holiday weekend
New York (AFP) - As many as 10,000 hotel workers were on strike across the United States on Sunday, at ...
Australia gives millions of workers ‘right to disconnect’
Sydney (AFP) - Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to "disconnect" on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable ...
US jobs data point to weaker than expected market
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market was probably cooler than expected in the year through March, Labor Department data ...
US jobs data point to weaker than expected market
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market was probably cooler than expected in the year through March, Labor Department data ...
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