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RSS job lossesJob losses at Neteller as US law bites
News Neteller said in a statement the job losses were the result of a "reorganisation and restructuring of its operations". A Neteller spokesman said the job losses are a direct result of the recent changes in US online gambling laws. [16 Feb 2007]
IT staff vote for strike over outsourcing job losses
News IT staff were balloted on industrial action after union Unison claimed the council had broken promises during earlier rounds of contract negotiations that there would be no job losses as a result of the Bradford-i outsourcing project. [13 Jun 2005]
Nortel adds to high-tech gloom with 10,000 job losses
News The job losses are worse than the company had previously stated - it had hoped to keep them down to 6,000. The company also slashed its estimates for first quarter revenues by $2bn, down to $6.3 billion, representing growth in turnover of 15 per... [16 Feb 2001]
Outsourcing job losses trigger strike ballot
News Trade union Unison claims the council has broken promises made during earlier contract negotiations that there would be no job losses as a result of the Bradford-i outsourcing project. Bradford council IT staff are being balloted on strike action... [31 May 2005]
'No link' between IT job losses and offshore outsourcing
News Automation of tasks has had more impact on IT job losses than offshore outsourcing to low-cost locations such as India, according to a study be the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). [03 Mar 2006]
Inside offshoring: Job losses and the backlash
Comment For the first time a significant proportion of silicon.com readers said they felt their job was under threat from offshoring in our Skills Survey 2004. It is the best job they can get in terms of work environment," he said. [26 May 2004]
Just two per cent of job losses down to offshoring
News Questions on job loss related to the movement of work were added to the Labour Department's research programme in January, amid nationwide anxiety about sending work abroad. Only a tiny fraction of workers hit by mass layoffs earlier this year lost... [11 Jun 2004]
Agilent doubles its job losses
News Agilent Technologies doubled the number of planned job cuts yesterday in a further indication of the problems it's facing. The former test and measurement division of HP now plans to axe 8,000 staff as revenues, and predictions, continue to fall. [16 Nov 2001]
Kozmo and Healtheon announces further job losses
News Kozmo.com, the US internet delivery service and Healtheon/WebMD, the US-based medical portal are both laying off some of their employees in order to save money. Kozmo has announced it will be laying off between 30 and 40 staff members while... [18 Aug 2000]
Novell restructure leads to massive job losses
News Almost all of the losses are expected to come from the company's recent acquisition of systems integrator Cambridge Technology Partners. Early figures suggest the company will report revenues of around $306m, while losses are estimated to be over... [15 Nov 2001]
7,000 job losses feared at One2One
News One2One, the UK's fourth largest mobile operator now owned by Deutsche Telekom, is bracing itself for a major overhaul which could result in the loss of thousands of jobs. The company has said that it wants to make significant costs savings, with a... [05 Nov 2001]
'Inadequate' BT blamed for DSL failure and job losses
News UK DSL provider OnCue Telecommunications has been forced to delay the launch of its business-focused broadband network until 2002, resulting in a swathe of redundancies. The company blames BT for its ills. [28 Jun 2001]
Telefonica announces 10,000 job losses
News Telefonica is to shed 10,000 jobs before the end of the year, according to reports in the Spanish press. El Pais said the telecoms operator was currently in negotiation with the unions and hoped that most jobs would be lost through early retirement... [02 Jun 1999]
Unions attempt to block 200,000 call centre job losses
News Up to 200,000 jobs could be lost to offshore call centres according to communications union CWU, which yesterday voted unanimously to stop the drain. Fresh from its partial victory over BT's outsourcing plans, the union is joining two others... [03 Jun 2003]
Big job losses at Baan
News Nearly 800 employees will lose their jobs as UK manufacturing technology company, Invensys, takes over Dutch ERP firm, Baan, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal. Among those leaving are six top executives: Peter Aird, EVP of customer... [07 Aug 2000]
