http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/794328-layoffs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/794328-layoffs.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2100110-ericsson-closes-cable-production-cuts-jobs.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Wireless equipment maker Ericsson AB says it will close down its telecom cable manufacturing operation and cut around 350 jobs in Sweden. Ericsson said Tuesday it has given notice to 318 workers in the city of Hudiksvall in Sweden and has started negotiations with unions to cut another 36 positions in Stockholm. Tomas Qvist, head of Speci... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2100110-ericsson-closes-cable-production-cuts-jobs.html 2013-05-21T14:53:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2086632-steelmaker-thyssenkrupp-to-cut-3000-office-jobs.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Steel and elevator maker ThyssenKrupp says it will cut 3,000 of its 15,000 office jobs over the next three years to streamline the company's administration. The company says the move is part of an effort to make its business structure more efficient and transparent. The jobs will be eliminated over the next three years but the co... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:47:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2086632-steelmaker-thyssenkrupp-to-cut-3000-office-jobs.html 2013-05-15T07:47:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2083942-france-approves-major-labor-reform-package.html PARIS (AP) — France's parliament has passed a package of significant labor reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and jumpstart the country's stagnant economy. The bill is one of President Francois Hollande's signature pieces of legislation designed to overhaul the country's notoriously hidebound labor market. It incl... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:03:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2083942-france-approves-major-labor-reform-package.html 2013-05-14T16:03:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043890-outokumpu-cuts-2500-jobs-to-save-455.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish metals group Outokumpu Oyj says it will slash 2,500 jobs worldwide in the next four years to cut costs by 350 million euros ($455 million) and improve profitability as stainless steel demand continues to fall. The world's leading stainless steel maker says about a third of the job cuts will be applied this year, mostly in Germany, ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:28:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043890-outokumpu-cuts-2500-jobs-to-save-455.html 2013-04-25T12:28:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2039042-basf-to-cut-500-jobs-chemicals-business.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Chemicals and oil company BASF say it is cutting 500 jobs by the end of 2015 at its specialized chemicals business. The company says the division is facing a changed business environment in some of its market segments, with new competitors and standardization requirements. Most of the job cuts, around 350, will come in the Basel,... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:23:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2039042-basf-to-cut-500-jobs-chemicals-business.html 2013-04-23T14:23:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1977538-tnt-express-mail-company-to-cut-4000-jobs.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — TNT Express NV, the Dutch-based package delivery company, says it will restructure operations, taking €150 million ($195 million) in charges and cutting 4,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its work force, by the end of 2015. The news comes after a proposed €5.2 billion takeover by United Parcel Services Inc. was blocked by European regulators in ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:27:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1977538-tnt-express-mail-company-to-cut-4000-jobs.html 2013-03-25T09:27:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1969678-astrazeneca-to-cut-2300-jobs-business-overhaul.html LONDON (AP) — Struggling drug company AstraZeneca outlined a major restructuring of its business on Thursday, including some 2,300 job cuts worldwide as it overhauls its research operations. The cuts come only three days after the company axed 1,600 research positions, bringing the total number of cuts to more than 11,000 in the past 13 months. The new ch... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:55:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1969678-astrazeneca-to-cut-2300-jobs-business-overhaul.html 2013-03-21T12:55:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1962258-ericsson-stmicroelectronics-to-cut-1600-jobs.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish wireless equipment maker Ericsson and Switzerland's STMicroelectronics say they will lay off up to 1,600 workers globally as part of a plan for splitting up their unprofitable joint venture. STMicroelectronics, one of Europe's largest chipmakers, announced in December that it wanted out of ST-Ericsson as it struggled with a downtu... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:36:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1962258-ericsson-stmicroelectronics-to-cut-1600-jobs.html 2013-03-18T22:36:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1954038-finnair-plans-300-layoffs-technical-staff.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finnair PLC says it plans to shed some 310 technical jobs as it streamlines operations and outsources some services as part of an ongoing cost-cutting program. The Finnish national carrier is struggling against tough competition from budget airlines and has set a target to increase annual savings to €140 million ($182 million) by 2014. Dur... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:41:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1954038-finnair-plans-300-layoffs-technical-staff.html 2013-03-14T09:41:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1951250-unions-spains-iberia-agree-to-strike.html MADRID (AP) — Unions representing most workers at Spanish airline Iberia have cancelled strikes planned for next week to protest staff layoffs. The cancellation Wednesday comes after the unions accepted a mediator's proposal that reduces the number of planned layoffs by 666 to 3,141, or some 15 percent of Iberia's workforce. The company accepted the propo... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:15:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1951250-unions-spains-iberia-agree-to-strike.html 2013-03-13T14:15:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1951080-renault-unions-reach-deal-to-cut-costs-jobs.html PARIS (AP) — French carmaker Renault SA reached a potentially groundbreaking deal with leading unions Wednesday that allows it to reduce its workforce and cut costs in exchange for keeping jobs and production in France. Renault and other European carmakers have been struggling to stay competitive globally as Europe's car market flails. Vehicle sales in Eu... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:47:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1951080-renault-unions-reach-deal-to-cut-costs-jobs.html 2013-03-13T13:47:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1935626-vattenfall-cuts-2500-jobs-germany.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish power company Vattenfall says it will slash nearly 2,500 jobs, most of them in Germany, in an effort to cut costs by 4.5 billion kronor ($700 million) by the end of 2014. State-owned Vattenfall says the downsizing will focus on administrative functions, affecting 1,500 employees in Germany, 500 in the Netherlands, 400 in Sweden an... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:27:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1935626-vattenfall-cuts-2500-jobs-germany.html 2013-03-06T15:27:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1921266-caterpillar-to-cut-1400-jobs-plant-belgium.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Construction equipment maker Caterpillar says it will cut more than one in three jobs at its Belgian plant because of high labor costs and sluggish growth in its European market. Caterpillar Inc. says Thursday it plans to cut 1,400 of the 3,400 jobs at its Gosselies plant south of Brussels alongside other measures aimed at restoring the si... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:40:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1921266-caterpillar-to-cut-1400-jobs-plant-belgium.html 2013-02-28T13:40:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1921244-netherlands-rabobank-to-cut-3000-jobs.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Rabobank NV, the Dutch co-operative bank, says it plans to cut 3,000 jobs in the coming two years as profits fell 20 percent in 2012. Full-year net profit was €2.11 billion, down from €2.63 billion in 2011, mostly because of declines in the value of its investments in the Netherlands, where it is the largest mortgage broker. Rabobank said... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:16:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1921244-netherlands-rabobank-to-cut-3000-jobs.html 2013-02-28T11:16:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1898752-workers-spains-iberia-15-days-strikes.html MADRID (AP) — Protesters clashed with police at Madrid's international airport as ground staff and cabin crews for Spain's Iberia began 15 days of strikes to protest plans to lay off 3,800 staff. The company, which is looking to cut jobs after it reported substantial losses last year, says the stoppages will lead to more than 1,200 flight cancelations ove... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1898752-workers-spains-iberia-15-days-strikes.html 2013-02-18T13:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1897916-bbc-journalists-to-strike-layoffs.html LONDON (AP) — BBC journalists are set to go on strike for 24 hours in a dispute over layoffs, potentially disrupting the broadcaster's programming. Members of the National Union of Journalists will walk off the job at midnight on Sunday, and picket lines will be set up outside of BBC offices around the U.K. The union — which says jobs will be cut across t... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:51:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1897916-bbc-journalists-to-strike-layoffs.html 2013-02-17T16:51:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1891796-spains-iberia-cancels-415-flights-to-strike.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish airline Iberia says 415 flights will be canceled next week due to a strike by labor unions protesting a company plan to lay off almost a fifth of its workforce. Iberia said Thursday a government decree on minimum services guaranteed 90 percent of long-haul flights, 61 percent of medium-haul and 46 percent of domestic flights during t... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1891796-spains-iberia-cancels-415-flights-to-strike.html 2013-02-14T14:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1886016-tire-workers-confront-french-police-layoffs.html RUEIL-MALMAISON, France (AP) — Workers fired flares and paint bombs and riot police answered with tear gas in a standoff Tuesday over layoffs at a French plant for U.S. tiremaker Goodyear, amid tensions over a slump in Europe's car industry that has hurt automakers and their suppliers. Another demonstration Tuesday targeted the headquarters of carmaker PS... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1886016-tire-workers-confront-french-police-layoffs.html 2013-02-12T13:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1886026-spains-iberia-presents-major-layoff-plan.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish airline Iberia has presented a plan to cut almost a fifth of its workforce nearly a week ahead of a first round of strikes by labor unions opposing the plan. Iberia, Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A., said Tuesday its losses totaled €850 million between 2008 and September 2012 and this obliged it to take drastic action. International Airl... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1886026-spains-iberia-presents-major-layoff-plan.html 2013-02-12T11:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1877248-thyssenkrupp-cuts-2000-jobs-cost-saving-drive.html BERLIN (AP) — German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp says it will slash at least 2,000 jobs by 2015 as part of a cost-saving drive as the company copes with high commodity costs and the struggling European economy. Essen-based ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe says a further 1,800 jocbs may be lost as it sells parts of the company. ThyssenKrupp said Friday that the cuts ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1877248-thyssenkrupp-cuts-2000-jobs-cost-saving-drive.html 2013-02-08T10:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1872366-spains-iberia-workers-call-strikes-layoffs.html MADRID (AP) — Labor unions representing most workers in Spain's Iberia airline have called 15 days of strikes to protest the company's plans to lay off 4,500 workers. The stoppages by Iberia's ground staff and cabin crews will be held Feb. 18-22, March 4-8 and March 18-22. Raul Melero of the USO union said Wednesday that the strikes were called after week... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1872366-spains-iberia-workers-call-strikes-layoffs.html 2013-02-06T14:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1842544-commerzbank-to-cut-up-to-6000-jobs.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's second-biggest bank, Commerzbank AG, says it plan to cut as many as 6,000 jobs over the next three years as it tries to reduce costs. Commerzbank said in a statement Thursday that it expects to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by 2016. The company had some 56,000 employees in total at the end of September. The exact number of job c... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1842544-commerzbank-to-cut-up-to-6000-jobs.html 2013-01-24T08:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1840066-lloyds-banking-group-cuts-940-jobs.html LONDON (AP) — Part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group says it is eliminating 940 jobs in a continuing reduction of its payroll. Lloyds announced Wednesday that it hopes to redeploy affected employees and not resort to redundancy, but a union representing bank workers has reacted furiously. Dominic Hook, national officer of the Unite Union, says "it is a co... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1840066-lloyds-banking-group-cuts-940-jobs.html 2013-01-23T11:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1838056-rolls-royce-to-cut-defense-jobs-uk-plant.html LONDON (AP) — Rolls-Royce said Tuesday it is planning to reduce its defense operations at one of its British plants — a move that a union said would result in the loss of some 400 jobs. The plant at Ansty, near Coventry, employs about 800 people and handles the refit and repair of airplane and marine engines. The company said that its civil aerospace busi... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1838056-rolls-royce-to-cut-defense-jobs-uk-plant.html 2013-01-22T17:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1826836-nokia-sheds-300-jobs-transfers-820-workers.html HELSINKI (AP) — Struggling Nokia Corp. is downsizing by more than 1,000 jobs, part of a wide-ranging plan to cut costs and streamline operations. The Finnish firm says it will lay off 300 workers in its IT sector and transfer "some activities and up to 820 employees to strategic partners," India-based HCL Technologies and TATA Consultancy Services, which ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1826836-nokia-sheds-300-jobs-transfers-820-workers.html 2013-01-17T10:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1824008-peugeot-workers-occupy-plant-slated-to-sold.html PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of Peugeot Citroen workers occupied a French factory scheduled to be sold off, largely shutting down production on Wednesday in a protest against planned layoffs at the struggling automaker. The Aulnay plant near Paris has been at the center of a battle over the future of France's largest automaker. The company announced last year th... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1824008-peugeot-workers-occupy-plant-slated-to-sold.html 2013-01-16T14:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1822166-germanys-air-berlin-to-cut-1-10-jobs.html BERLIN (AP) — Loss-making German carrier Air Berlin says it will cut about one in ten jobs over this and next year. Germany's second-largest airline said Tuesday it will cut 900 of its 9,300 staff positions by the end of 2014 amid a wider cost-cutting initiative to turn the company around. It says the layoffs, a further reduction of its aircraft fleet fro... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1822166-germanys-air-berlin-to-cut-1-10-jobs.html 2013-01-15T14:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1813390-honda-announces-plans-to-cut-800-jobs.html LONDON (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda says it will cut about one in four jobs at its UK factory as it struggles with low demand in Europe. Honda Motor Europe says poor sales across Europe due to the region's economic crisis are behind the loss of 800 positions among its 3,500 member workforce in Swindon. The plant makes the Civic, Jazz and CR-V models. ... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1813390-honda-announces-plans-to-cut-800-jobs.html 2013-01-11T09:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1779450-siemens-to-cut-1100-jobs-energy-sector.html BERLIN (AP) — Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it will cut about 1,100 jobs in its energy division in Germany over the next two years amid a wider cost-cutting effort. Siemens said Thursday the cuts will primarily affect its fossil power and the oil and gas services units which are experiencing sluggish demand. The phasing-out of its nuclear power ... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1779450-siemens-to-cut-1100-jobs-energy-sector.html 2012-12-20T16:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1773930-texas-instruments-to-cut-517-jobs-france.html PARIS (AP) — Chipmaker Texas Instruments says will lay off more than 500 people at a research and development plant near Nice, France, in the coming months. The Dallas-based company announced last month that it is eliminating 1,700 jobs worldwide as it cuts spending in its wireless business. As the company's biggest smartphone and tablet customers have be... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1773930-texas-instruments-to-cut-517-jobs-france.html 2012-12-18T13:41:00Z