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Normally that would lead to temporary seasonal layoffs, which did not show up in the latest figures.

He also said that while he is pretty confident the company is going to be able to avoid major layoffs.

One year later, the company made a round of layoffs because of changing market conditions and Amanda was one of the first to go.

My company is talking layoffs, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't stressed out about it.

But after the storm struck layoffs, unfortunately, was driven out of Larry Crow worked for more than twenty years of his store.

As law-firm layoffs mount, fear of unemployment appears to be speeding up the resurgence of power clothes, even among the youngest recruits.

The sudden layoffs have angered workers, who are now looking for compensation from the company, she said.

Commissioner Hall says the slowdown in layoffs could be, as he put it, "a glimmer of hope" that the economy could be improving.

Even as Walker moves ahead toward layoffs, there was no sign that the Democrats who have left the state have plans to return.

He said the last time he saw this was 2000-2001, when the dot-com bubble burst and the economy went into a recession after massive layoffs.

For bankers in London facing layoffs, there might be a savior. China.

If it's just the result of layoffs and outsourcing, however, it will fall when, faced with increased demand, producers do more hiring.

Large enterprise involved in layoffs great storm, either by positive change reason or to negative coping the sluggish economy.

The layoffs will bring the total number of companies in 2006 fell to its lowest level since layoffs affect all business sectors and regions.

The firm, this person said, had not set final targets for layoffs, but Goldman was "certain" to shrink headcount in the coming months.

PFGBest analyst Phil Flynn said the combination of the slowing layoffs and improving consumer data offset weak housing numbers.

But the law does not give unions the right to block layoffs; instead, they have only the right to be consulted.

Last week, Cisco's troubles were made painfully apparent when the company announced there would be layoffs, likely in the thousands.

Trust toward banks and large corporations continued to decline as layoffs mount and public anger over bonuses grows.

A. At a certain point, layoffs are out of your control, but you can take steps to minimize your chances of being hit.

Maybe they're just trapped in a bad place, but since the layoffs clearly aren't working, I sure hope they come up with something else.

To be fair, Toyota may be shifting production domestically to avoid outright layoffs, something unpalatable to the Japanese public.

Public Safety: Police layoffs are very rare, especially at a time where public safety is threatened by desperate criminals.

Businesses feel better than they did at the height of the recession, but they are not completely comfortable to stop layoffs.

Beset by cost cuts and layoffs, corporate bosses at all levels now share more of these stress-inducing conditions.

The delayed order scrambled New Flyer's production schedule for the rest of the year, and led to the layoffs.

Trading volumes are down, as is bank lending, and there have been major layoffs in financial centers around the globe.

There have been lots of layoffs at my company, which has increased my workload (and stress load).

When I added FilmLoop to the TechCrunch DeadPool last month based on rumors of mass layoffs, it was clear there was more to the story.

Of course He did not rule out that additional layoffs might occur later.

What happens is, all these layoffs are happening. In the wake, people are taking on other people's jobs.

Lauren Diamond, a victim of advertising agency layoffs shrugs as she waits in line for the games, "I'm seriously sad, " she says.

So, as expected, workers facing layoffs were feeling more stress and their heart rhythm was showing signs of that stress.

News of the layoffs is just the company's latest misstep, and threatens to repel potential job candidates.

Though plans for layoffs are down, however, that still might not mean that hiring is at the top of companies' agenda.

Because it's almost Christmas, I've decided to focus on two things that are always popular at this time of year. Layoffs and stand-up rows.

Wall Street has announced tens of thousands of layoffs since the financial crisis worsened this fall.

Some would-be students are the victim of layoffs roiling the financial industry. Others think their jobs could disappear soon.

GOING GREEN: A woman protested against automobile factory layoffs during the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday.

If they were to merge with each other, for instance, there would be layoffs galore because of the amount of overlap.

With the huge number of layoffs today, there are likely to be many more people you have to compete against for a single position.

The war on poverty was never fought ", announced the leader of the Union, " Instead layoffs rise to recorded levels.

The salaried cuts will likely be a combination of buyouts and early-retirement offers and involuntary layoffs, one of the people said.

In contrast, if the company 'just had big layoffs or lost a major client, that is not the right time, ' she adds.

Yes, the airlines and the tourism industries had been severely impacted, and the newspapers were full of stories about all sorts of layoffs.

Whether the market can withstand the crisis on Wall Street and widespread layoffs there remains to be seen.

"Job growth is still weak and layoffs will continue, " said economist Christopher Low at FTN Financial in New York.

The numbers provided fresh evidence of a serious trade slump that has caused a wave of factory closures and staff layoffs, analysts said.

Under this scheme, the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs.

Manufacturers around the world have already begun layoffs to conserve cash and reduce production, but many more are expected this year.

The reality, outside of the auto sector at least, is that layoffs have probably been moderating steadily for several months.

When they announced the layoffs, I knew my days at the company were numbered.

But he warned that if take-up proves to be poor, the NYT will shift up a gear to compulsory layoffs.

In may, HP announced layoffs of 6400 schemes, covering the company's production within the unit.

In an environment rife with layoffs, managers are especially comforted knowing a candidate can take on even unanticipated tasks.

Those may take the form of sackings redundancies , temporary layoffs or retirements .

The stepped-up pace of layoffs suggests companies are losing faith in the prospect of a second-half rebound.

Mr. Stringer pointed out that cutting products would mean closing businesses and layoffs -- tough for a Japanese company.

Banking is going through a period of tremendous consolidation with frequent mergers and layoffs.

So if you're working in an office boiling with dread about layoffs, furloughs, or company's health, start by altering your own mood.

At present, low prices for some of these commodities have resulted in layoffs.

We are also hearing that layoffs are coming, but that Yahoo decided to hold off until after the holidays.

Layoffs look inevitable, and guarantees -- promised minimums paid to consignors whether or not their work sells at auction -- are history.

Evelyn received word that her company was preparing for layoffs so she started to look for a new job .

Reaching out to people immediately after news breaks of layoffs at your company can seem disingenuous.

In February, we enacted a Recovery Act, providing relief to Americans who need it, preventing layoffs, and putting Americans back to work.

Soon after the search deal was announced, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz alluded to future layoffs as a result of the integration.

'Production cuts can be expected to spur layoffs in manufacturing and feed into labor market deterioration, ' it said.

The notice of long-rumored new layoffs was first reported on Tuesday on the Web site of The Wall Street Journal.

As I commented on their column, poorly handled layoffs lead to the poor morale of and performance by retained employees.

Reuters notes that there may be "thousands of layoffs ahead. "

All companies are owned by the state, while the state belongs to all people, so any company layoffs, all people have the right to decide.

Results were also impacted by a $65 million restructuring charge the company took for layoffs, related to closed facilities and other items.

The weekly claims figures are considered a measure of the pace of layoffs and an indication of companies' willingness to hire.

The state of the Agile art should enable us to attain hyperproductivity, which will serve as the best antidote to layoffs.

But the pace of new hiring is now even lower than it was when layoffs were peaking.

Until recently, it was the scene of massive layoffs.

"Unions, difficulties created by layoffs, social and financial charges have been exceedingly heavy, " Mr. Gaya said.

Layoffs and discharges spiked during the crisis of 2008-2009 but have fallen sharply since then, perhaps reducing the sense of urgency.

The surge in bankruptcies and layoffs has led to an increase in labor arbitration cases in Guangzhou.

A few weeks or months without a job and enough news segments on layoffs are enough to convince you that no one is hiring.

Job creation: Obama would establish a new credit for businesses that either create jobs in the United States or avoid layoffs.

Health care workers hurl pamphlets over the Chilean Congress in protest of massive layoffs hitting the health care industry.

This was a much more difficult approach politically because of the fear of foreign investors and the potential for large-scale layoffs.

The average person may never have to appease shareholders, appear before a congressional panel or pull the trigger on massive layoffs.

Stressful situations are all too common in a workplace that's facing budget cuts, staff layoffs, and department changes.

As the Japanese recession has worsened, younger workers have taken the brunt of wage cuts and layoffs, especially in manufacturing.

Analysts attributed the widening gap to the wave of layoffs in the economic downturn that have devastated household budgets.

The Armonk, N. Y. -based company has confirmed recent layoffs but has not provided any specifics on the number of people affected.

Other investors still think stocks will outperform bonds as layoffs and other cost-cutting moves position companies for an earnings rebound.

Sure, it probably would have had meant some more layoffs in the short term.

First, Microsoft had its biggest layoffs in the company's history.

The president's plan also includes a work-sharing initiative that allows people to receive some unemployment benefits to avoid layoffs.

And, of course, you will have an easier time if your recent departures resulted from mass layoffs at previous employers.

Layoffs have slowed in recent months, but hiring has yet to pick up, meaning that jobless people face a more frustrating search.

Sources close to the situation revealed to Bloomberg that GM is readying another round of salaried layoffs.

Worker layoffs have been particularly acute in low-tech manufacturing industries in southern China.

The New York Times said on Monday it would cut 100 newsroom jobs through buyoutsor layoffs as it tries to counter lost advertising revenue.

That number is likely to grow as a slew of major U. S. companies have announced mass layoffs this month.

Cost cutting looks great on a spreadsheet, but layoffs come at a significant cost to morale and productivity.

Include them, for instance, in the planning and execution of layoffs and restructurings of the business.

The slump in exports has led to tens of thousands of layoffs across Japan.

In an earlier era, when more Americans worked on assembly lines, many layoffs were temporary.

Some managers prefer to handle layoffs on Friday afternoons, assuming that it gives everybody a chance to decompress.

Keeping loyal oligarchs afloat has checked the political impact of the financial crisis by limiting layoffs.

"I just said goodbye to 900 good people for the last time, " he says of the latest stage of layoffs.

When was the last time you had layoffs?

Even strong companies are looking at cutbacks and layoffs to prepare themselves for whatever comes.

In an era of cost-cutting and layoffs, Wall Street philanthropy is a delicate balancing act.

People are scared for good reason, as layoffs rise to record levels even in the midst of a recovery.

JABIL by Japanese nuclear influence, a lot of production line production decline, change to be big layoffs will be put! ! !

Like other companies, Dell compression human cost of the first step is layoffs.

It announced generous compensation packages for employees that Microsoft would foot the bill for if layoffs followed a takeover.

Reorganizations grab fewer headlines than job losses, but they are common in a recession, and often precede or follow layoffs.

Ongoing pain was evident across sectors , with the Labor Departmentalso reporting another record for blanket layoffs within manufacturing.

warned that the "suicidal" consequences of cut-throat competition will be massive layoffs and fewer flights to small cities.

In his weekly radio address, he warns that civilian employees may face temporary layoffs next month.

Layoffs, tuition increases and shoestring budgets are not what community college leaders envisioned.

When layoffs loom, face time with coworkers and the boss in the office gains consequence.

Amid layoffs and burgeoning workloads, it seems, working any time, all the time, has become a habit.

Crumbling markets, huge layoffs and widespread financial panic have unleashed a giant wave of creative yearnings.

slowed sales of cars, clothing, other consumer goods; and prompted managers to scuttle hiring plans and consider layoffs.

Civil service jobs still guarantee life-long (iron rice bowl) employment while layoffs are getting more common in private firms.

China's SMEs generally low life expectancy, layoffs are in difficulties in the choice had to do.

Hiring freezes, layoffs, and consolidations followed in several industries, especially in the dot-com sector.

At Pikalyovo, a small town near St. Petersburg, workers blocked a highway to protest layoffs and the cutoff of factory-provided hot water.

It legitimizes discussions of a taboo topic (layoffs).

Last month, Glaxo said it would intensify its restructuring efforts and to seek to cut costs, this could mean layoffs.

A spokesman for the Argentine subsidiary of Lenovo Group, recently said that Lenovo's global layoffs affected South America.

Most of the layoffs will come from its MTV Networks programming unit, according to people familiar with the cuts.

That's great news at a time when the economy still hasn't fully recovered and layoffs continue to pile up.

Initiate "co-operation agreement" on "no layoffs and fewer layoffs, no pay cuts and less pay cuts, and payment consultation" .

Teachers' unions have largely opposed moves away from the tenure system, in which layoffs are based on seniority, not performance.

Others are consumer-led, with consumers cutting back first and businesses responding to falling sales with layoffs.

Through professional management will enable SMEs out into the storm, rational layoffs.

The index shows that employment was still contracting and some companies noted in their comments that layoffs were still ahead.

On both points, U. S. producers recounted the layoffs of thousands of workers.

But as firms adjust their payrolls to a lower level of demand, layoffs are likely to accelerate.

The other respondents indicated that executives are safest from being let go, with only 1% of planned layoffs coming at the executive level.

Even people who still have jobs are pinching pennies as they hear of layoffs among friends and family.

So production cuts and layoffs in the broader economy are far from through.

When the economy slows, companies run into difficulties, businesses scale back their workforce, and layoffs increase.

Such mass layoffs are by their nature indiscriminate, and the researchers tried hard to compare like with like.

And when companies can't raise money, they often have to cut costs, sometimes through layoffs.

Even in the midst of the large-scale and very public layoffs we keep reading about, lots of employers are hiring.

The biggest development in the printing industry over the last 12 weeks has been layoffs.

The rise and fall of a stock isn't a perfect barometer for predicting layoffs, but it can often be an early indicator.

Microsoft's layoffs -- of about 5 percent of its total workforce -- came after weeks of Web and media speculation.

In a telephone interview in August, Mr. El-Hillow said that he was desperate to avoid layoffs at the Devens factory.

And we have provided the resources necessary to prevent painful cuts and teacher layoffs that would set back our children's progress.

The firm laid off about 7% of its employees in 2009 and is studying another round of layoffs that could be announced as soon as next month.

Small businesses say they could be cut off from credit. That could cause more layoffs and further delay an economic recovery.

Weekly jobless claims fell to an eight-month low, a sign layoffs are tapering off, though hiring has yet to pick up.

While U. S. companies have slowed down hiring this year, some even announcing layoffs, some are raising salaries.

Workers at an Airbus factory in northern France held a spontaneous strike Tuesday to protest the planned layoffs.

To prevent layoffs, he decided to take the biggest cut himself.

First of all, there are likely to be substantial layoffs once Motorola is absorbed into Google.

Export orders have fallen sharply as global demand weakens, leading to layoffs and factory closures.

Markets are concerned, with the global economy and demand for commodities to further weakness, the more difficulty to avoid layoffs.

But now, when business is verrry slow and the possibility of layoffs icily real, looking busy is no joke.

Sun announced massive layoffs today, and shuffled some executives around to new positions.

So far, joblessness has risen a lot mainly in Spain and Ireland, because of their large layoffs in the construction industry.

That's a turnabout for the industry, which had a series of layoffs last year, when some tech giants -- notably Microsoft Corp.

While businesses are starting to ratchet up layoffs, government has been trimming jobs for some time.

Widespread hiring freezes and layoffs have brought these problems into sharp relief now.

But reaching that figure will be harder because closures will mean layoffs and company restructuring.

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa has asked Microsoft to fire foreign workers first when layoffs arrive.

Traveling light to meet severe challenges in the future, more than Wall Street institutions are planning layoffs and salary cuts.

The insurers are losing employee customers as small companies drop their plans and layoffs rise.

The pace of layoffs has slowed sharply in recent months as the economy resumed growth after its worst slump in 70 years.

In the 1990s debt crisis, Beijing engineered a reorganization of state-owned enterprises, which entailed massive layoffs.

The consumer-electronics sector is finally seeing the results of sharp output cuts and layoffs.

With all the fear and anxiety that comes with increasing numbers of layoffs, it's no wonder that many people worry about their jobs.

And you can understand their terror, because the publishing industry is in big financial trouble, rife with layoffs and restructurings.

But softer profits and slower spending haven't translated into widespread layoffs yet.

Employees grappling with layoffs don't just feel guilty for having survived the latest round of cuts.

Red Flag: Though layoffs and negative earnings are cause for concern, don't end the evaluation there.

Adding to the permanent work force, with strict restrictions on layoffs, is too risky.

The financial crisis has led to massive layoffs in banks this year.

Under the recent global financial crisis, there were massive layoffs in export-dependent Guangdong province.

Here again, managers claim Wall Street forces them to whack expenses through layoffs, and again it isn't true.

Diamond said, though the bank pointed out that after previous layoffs, head count is down compared with the end of last year.

But generally, when sales and profits drop, wages aren't cut, even in firms undergoing layoffs.

As patents expire on bestselling drugs, waves of cost-cutting, layoffs and R&D cutbacks follow.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop on Friday alluded to cost cutting, job retraining and layoffs ahead.

Get the sack Nick got the sack last week in the third-round of layoffs in the company.

Even before New Flyer announced its layoffs, St. Cloud's mayor, David Kleis, was critical of the stimulus law.

Jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs nears approval.

Yahoo previously held a major round of layoffs last spring, when it cut 5% of its staff, or around 700 people.

Layoffs can turn social butterflies into near hermits who shun such outlets as book clubs and even church groups, finds a new study.

They are currently considering the elimination of Saturday mail deliveryand layoffs into the thousands.

The budget director said it's the state's first layoffs since the late 1990s, which will save nearly $500m over 2 years.

The flurry of layoffs comes on the heels of similar action by big-name companies just last week.

Because of a looming budget shortfall, more layoffs are likely to happen.

And it helps our states and communities avoid painful tax hikes or layoffs for our teachers, nurses, and first responders.

But critics say the decline is not keeping pace with layoffs here in the US.

Huge layoffs were everywhere in the last recession, and they're definitely in fashion again.

Earlier this month, electronics firm Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc caused uproar in China with a wave of layoffs.

Google declined to confirm the number of layoffs.

Labor Contract Law only has procedural requirements on economic dismissal but not for other forms of layoffs.

Trade agreements usually result in massive layoffs.

Recently, productivity has been falling from elevated levels caused by the big post-crisis layoffs.

Has your company just announced layoffs, salary freezes, or wage cuts?

There were thousands of layoffs.

"Are layoffs done in a respectful manner? "

A lot of Chinese business ventures will stop being profitable, and layoffs and unrest will most likely rise.

They reflect the pace of layoffs and signal whether companies are hiring.

A major sign of approaching layoffs is a business that isn't performing well.

In November, he was sacked in a fourth round of layoffs.

The worsening trade situation has led to a spate of factory closings and layoffs in China.

Forced layoffs can feed a downward spiral of weaker spending and job losses.

It's unclear if the layoffs are directly related to the deal, but it seems likely.

Layoffs are common reasons for terminations, especially in the period of economic downturn.

Bill Hammack is preparing layoffs at his road-construction company in Georgia.

But libo Economic crisis erupts, fat shiva Jane and cocoa both layoffs.

Mounting layoffs lead to a shift in attitude on the shop floors of America.

Deflation can lead to a vicious spiral of business closures, layoffs and more of the same.

The financial crisis leads to many wage cuts, layoffs and closures.

Chinese media outlets report the number of layoffs reached 400.

Even large companies may cut training budgets, a red flag that financial concerns could lead to layoffs.

"The skilled technical workers becoming available because of the Shuttle layoffs, " he says, "are perfect for us. "

According to employees at Yahoo, which is based in Sunnyvale, California, the company began layoffs of as many as 1, 000 employees Tuesday.

With layoffs and reduced staffing levels, many workers have been pushed to the brink simply because they feel overwhelmed.

Other newspaper bosses would then demand big layoffs.

This week, mail-order group La Redoute, part of retail giant PPR SA, announced 580 layoffs.

Groupon's China venture, GaoPeng, is conducting mass layoffs at offices in more than 10 cities, according to a current employee.

When layoffs are permanent, job recovery is slower, they say.

If so, employers might need to quickly undo some panicky layoffs when growth returns.

They include 5, 000 new layoffs of white collar workers, which will occur globally by the end of March.

The massive layoffs have also prompted the government to start building an all-inclusive social security network.

In addition, he has resisted following other banks that have cut costs through massive layoffs.

That grim scenario suggested layoffs of up to 3, 200 teachers and 600 nonteaching staff.

Boeing ( BA, Fortune 500) announced its massive layoffs on Wednesday.

After two layoffs in quick succession, it can be hard to stay positive.

At the worst of the 1980-82 recession, one in five of the unemployed were 'temporary layoffs. '

Time again to the end of 2010, some companies began large bonuses, and some companies began layoffs.

The layoffs, which cut nearly 500 employees from a payroll of close to 1, 100, were announced Tuesday.

In the recent recession, the proportion of temporary layoffs never exceeded one in 10.

The group slipped into the red and layoffs began.

AT&T said its layoffs will begin this month and run through next year.

Pay cuts, furloughs, layoffs all around, and there you are, still in your cubicle, working longer hours than ever.

Layoffs designed to effect savings.

In India, executives said 95 percent of their layoffs were men; in France men accounted for 71 percent of job losses.

Providence teachers received notices of potential layoffs before the board met Thursday night and voted 4-3 on sending termination letters.

Most of the 4, 000 layoffs, due by the end of 2012, will be in Denmark, Finland and Britain, Nokia said.

When there is no lending, families can't afford to buy homes or cars. So businesses are forced to make layoffs.

Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week.

At that level, companies might not be hiring workers, but it also doesn't suggest layoffs are increasing either.

He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.

But the layoffs contributed to the drops in demand.