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RSS jobsComputacenter creates over 600 jobs
News Computacenter has announced plans to create more than 600 jobs and invest in company infrastructure. According to a company spokesman, the new jobs will be created to accommodate expected new business... [21 Aug 1998]
In brief: HP threatens Asian job cuts
News Hewlett-Packard has said it may cut jobs in the light of continuing Asian problems. The company has seen sales fall in the region by 13 per cent and will announce the fate of its 25,000 employees in the region in the... [19 Aug 1998]
Bell Atlantic hit by strike
News A strike by 73,000 Bell Atlantic employees has highlighted the problem of keeping good, permanent jobs in the US telecoms sector, according to Morton Bahr, president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). [11 Aug 1998]
Siemens shuts down Tyneside plant
News Up to 1,100 staff will be laid off, although the company said it hopes to save 20 per cent of jobs through relocation. Siemens is also in the process of closing its Munich factory in Germany, costing 450... [31 Jul 1998]
NatSemi sends staff home for 10 days
News The company has already cut 1,400 jobs this year, through attrition and lay-offs. National Semiconductor's 13,000 staff worldwide have been told to go on holiday for ten days in a bid to cut costs. The workers have a... [31 Jul 1998]
NEWS FLASH: Siemens announces Tyneside closure
News The company will axe all 1,100 jobs, however it hopes to relocate 20 per cent of the current workforce within the Siemens group. Tyneside has been dealt a bitter blow this morning as Siemens confirmed it will be closing... [31 Jul 1998]
In brief: Mysis shifts UK jobs to Asia
News Application software company Mysis, has decided to transfer 300 permanent jobs from the UK to India and the Philippines. According to Mysis chairman Kevin Lomax, the move was due to a shortage of permanent staff and... [30 Jul 1998]
Bank of Bermuda builds Scottish support centre
News A spokesman for Scottish Enterprise, a regional development agency, said: "We had 17 electrical and IT projects last year - these are high quality jobs and show the calibre of the Scottish workforce. The Bank of Bermuda... [30 Jul 1998]
In brief: BMW creates over 2,000 jobs
News German car maker, BMW, has promised to create 2,100 jobs in its domestic market, the highest amount since the downturn in the motor industry in 1992. BMW's worldwide workforce grew by 2.2 per cent, in stark contrast to... [24 Jul 1998]
BBC ousts Net chief
News Head of the department, Edward Briffa, is "looking around for senior management jobs", according to a BBC spokeswoman. BBC Online is in the midst of a radical overhaul of both its management structure and the content of... [23 Jul 1998]
In brief: Siemens creates 150 research jobs
News Telecoms equipment vendor Siemens has announced a £6.5m investment in a UK-based R&D subsidiary, creating 150 jobs. The subsidiary, Roke Manor Research, specialises in communications and sensor technologies. [20 Jul 1998]
IBM plans Scottish direct marketing centre
News IBM is to expand its call centre facilities in Greenock, Scotland, creating 500 jobs over the next 18 months. The European direct marketing centre will be located alongside Big Blue's technical support facility. [15 Jul 1998]
In brief: Bell and Howell outlines latest scanner range
News Settings software resides on the user's PC to cope with jobs which involve optical character recognition, barcode or forms recognition. The scanner division of Bell and Howell has announced a new range of... [13 Jul 1998]
In brief: Motorola tightens purse strings
News The move comes as part of a project to refocus and reduce costs by cutting 15,000 jobs. Motorola has started work on the restructuring programme it announced last month by consolidating its communications division. [13 Jul 1998]
Compaq pins colours to NT
News McNally also said Compaq will cut 17,000 jobs worldwide, but he would not specify where or when the cuts would come. Compaq intends to drive an "NT juggernaut" over Digital Unix and move customers to the Windows... [03 Jul 1998]
