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Wexford to lose 82 optical jobs to China
A WEXFORD company is moving some of its operations to China resulting in the loss of 82 jobs by the end of the year.
Carl Zeiss Vision told its 100-strong staff yesterday its manufacturing and supply chain activities would cease. These will...
BAE Systems to cut 3,000 UK jobs
BAE Systems, the defence equipment group, will announce 3,000 job cuts in the UK this week, as the slowing pace of sales forces the group to slow down production of the Typhoon fighter aircraft.
The job losses are expected to hit hardest at...
India needs 55 million more jobs by 2015: CRISIL
India needs at least 55 million additional jobs by 2015 to maintain the current ratio of employed people to total population at 39 per cent. This would be nearly twice the jobs created during 2005-2010, according to a report from CRISIL Research,...
Carbon tax offers potential, not job losses: Howes
Australia’s biggest industrial union, the Australian Workers Union, has backed the Government’s carbon tax, saying it’s confident no jobs will be lost because of the tax.
Three names top list for RCMP commissioner’s job
A well-respected army general, a top bureaucrat with RCMP experience and a popular police chief are among the federal government’s shortlist of candidates to lead the Mounties, Postmedia News has learned.
Job Openings in U.S. Rose by 21,000 in May to 2.97 Million
An increase in U.S. job openings in May fell short of the jump in firings, the latest evidence that the labor market is weakening as the economy cools.
The number of positions waiting to be filled climbed by 21,000 to 2.97 million, according...
Right’s latest talking point: Stimulus cost $278,000 per job
It’s the latest talking point on the right: The Obama stimulus has cost the taxpayers $278,000 per job created. That number comes from a Weekly Standard article from over the weekend, and House Speaker John Boehner promoted the story today...
Consumers Remain Wary About the Economy
The Conference Board reported today that consumer confidence fell in June to 58.5, its lowest level since November 2010. The Consumer Confidence Index for May was a revised 61.7, and it has steadily declined since its recent peak of 72.0...
Factory Jobs Become Election Issue
President Barack Obama, eyeing an unexpected political opening for his re-election campaign, will travel Friday to Pittsburgh to talk up a “renaissance” in domestic manufacturing, just days after his leading rival called the president...