According to the Anniston Star, BAE Systems will layoff up to 259 workers in September. BAE Systems is one of the largest defense contractors both in the United States and globally. A spokeswoman for the company stated that even with the layoffs, there will still be 200 more workers at the plant than in 2003.
California law requires companies give the state advanced notice of mass layoffs. This information is publicly displayed in the WARN database. Disclaimer: there are many typos in this data from the state and as such I take no responsibility for the validity, accuracy, or integrity of the information below. This should be used just for [...]
California law requires companies give the state advanced notice of mass layoffs. This information is publicly displayed in the WARN database. Disclaimer: there are many typos in this data from the state and as such I take no responsibility for the validity, accuracy, or integrity of the information below. This should be used just for [...]
Here is a list of the remaining February layoffs for California:
2/18. Isola USA Corporation Layoffs (Technology): 48 Employees
2/19. The Boeing Company Layoffs (Aerospace): 3 Employees
2/20. Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group (GPSG) Layoffs (Pharmaceuticals): 25 Employees
2/20. Marriott Ownership Resorts Layoffs (Hotel): 110 Employees
2/20. United Industries Layoffs (General): 4 Employees
2/20. Western Digital Technologies Layoffs (Hardware): 5 Employees
2/21. Deutsch [...]
It looks like Yahoo! apparently laid off almost 500 employees last week (2/13/2009) according to California’s WARN database. California requires employers to post notice 60 days in advance of any mass terminations (source).
Goodyear, a large tire manufacturer, has announced 5000 layoffs for the 2009 year. Last year, Goodyear announced 4000 layoffs which will mean an overall 9,000 employees will lose their jobs. In addition to the layoffs, Goodyear will be insituting salary freezes and a reduced work week for some employees.
The struggling automobile industry is clearly the [...]
The Labor Department reported that the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted 626,000 (43,000 more claims than expected by the analysts). That puts the number of jobless claims in an elite list: the highest since October 1982, the last recession that has been this dreary.
Positive note: the [...]
The City of Winthrop in Massachusetts has announced it will be laying off its Chief of Police. Apparently the Police Chief’s salary was the main point of concern ($110,000+) and a lower-paid lieutant will serve as Acting Chief of Police.
The City of Winthrop will also be closing its public library because of the tough economy.
This [...]
Time Warner Cable Inc. announced that it will be laying off 1,250 people over the next couple of months. Time Warner is facing an $8 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2008 along with stagnant growth in demand.
Last year, Time Warner cut 500 jobs to reduce costs and “redundancy” as well.
United States Newspaper layoffs: 2,000+ (since Jan 1)
Major states affected include California which has over 414 cumulative layoffs in newspapers. Georgian newspapers will lay off 180 employees and newspapers in Maryland have announced 119 layoffs.
In 2008, American newspapers laid off 15,500+ employees.
Source: Paper Cuts.
PNC Financial Services Group (PNC Bank) will cut 5800 jobs in reaction to a poor fourth quarter performance. Some of these layoffs could be expected as PNC acquired National City banks last year. As with all mergers and acquisitions, there are many centers of redundency in the newly merged businesses.
Liz Claiborne, a cosmetics retailer, has announced that it will lay off up to 725 jobs in the United States. The company will also suspend raises for most employees and shutdown a distribution center to cut costs.
Paul Hastings, a law firm with offices throughout the world, is going through a round of layoffs in their Atlanta office. So far, ten associates have been let go out of the 150 associates in that office (Above The Law).
For some career advice, I found a nice employment tips post today by A. Harrison Barnes.
University of Arizona has announced it will need to layoff up to 200 personnel. President Robert N. Shelton made the announcement after determining that the University of Arizona would lose $150 million in funding from the State of Arizona.
A total of 600 positions will need to be eliminated but almost 400 of these eliminated positions [...]
Based upon preliminary data from my Layoff Tracker, the worst day for layoffs last month was Monday. You could enjoy your weekend as no major layoffs were announced during Saturday and Sunday. However, things tended to get worse when everyone returned to work.
Out of 4 Mondays last month, one didn’t even have any layoff announcements. [...]