Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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Layoff news in USA - Dec 16th: Update


Agilent Technologies will be laying off up to 150 employees at its Liberty Lake operations, beginning in late January, further reducing what was once a major employer in the area.

AMD layoffs loom largeMedia reports indicate that AMD is poised to layoff an additional 10 per cent of its current 15,000 employee workforce.

Thousands of layoffs by DHL and ABX Air hit.

Best Buy Co. announced that a worsening sales environment could force it to lay off employees and significantly slow its new store openings in the United States. Minneapolis-based Best Buy, the No. 1 electronic seller, said it had already informed nearly all of its 4,000 corporate employees on Monday that they are eligible for a voluntary separation package in order to reduce its corporate expenses.

582,000 Canadians could lose jobs if Big 3 fail
Canada could lose more than 580,000 jobs within five years if Detroit's Big Three automakers go out of business, most of them in Ontario, says a report obtained by the Toronto Star.
Detroit's newspapers plan to cut 9 percent of their work force and offer fewer days of home delivery at a time of slumping revenue industrywide, a union official said.
American Airlines also plans layoffs. Not certain how many and where.
Factor 5 Lays Off Nearly Half Of Staff
Gaia online layoffs 36 employees

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