Wm Morrison, which reveals tomorrow how it fared over Christmas, went ahead with axing about 1,600 jobs in Kent and Bristol yesterday, where it is closing two depots. The supermarket chain put the sites on the watchlist in September, along with a third in War-rington, which closed last month with
Source: The Independent (London, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Tom Zucco Jan. 10--Recent reports out of Tallahassee paint a rosy picture of the job market in the Tampa Bay area. Like the rest of the state, the area has near-record low unemployment coupled with near-record growth. This is probably a good year to be looking for a job, said Bill Dobson,
Source: St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Jeff Brown Jan. 10--Question: I am job hunting and want to find a company that provides a good traditional pension. How can I locate one? Answer: My first thought was to list some companies. But the more I considered it, the more I came to think that trying to hook up with an old-fashioned
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Simon BIRD SIR Bobby Robson is set for an amazing return to football with Irelandat the age of 72. The former England and Newcastle boss is poised to work his magic again on the international stage in a director of football-type role helping Steve Staunton, who will be the new man in
Source: The Mirror (London, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Three women have beaten the dole queues to help others find jobs. Blyth Valley Action Team for Jobs was looking for three new recruits and decided nobody could advise the unemployed better about going back to work than those who have been out of work. So they recruited Christa Williams, Sandra
Around 1,600 jobs were axed last night when supermarket chain Morrisons confirmed the closure of two depots. Morrisons said it was shutting the sites at Aylesford in Kent and Bristol because it was left with too many distribution centres following its pounds 3 billion takeover of former rival
Source: The Birmingham Post (England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Harold Brubaker Jan. 10--Alcoa Inc. plans to announce a major expansion this morning of its packaging plant in Downingtown, adding 140 jobs for a total of 340. The Pittsburgh company is closing factories in Illinois and Rhode Island and moving equipment and jobs to Downingtown, where it
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Julia Kollewe and James Daley The crisp maker Golden Wonder went into administration yesterday, threatening the loss of 850 jobs and leaving it possibly as the next high-profile casualty to call for the assistance of the newly formed Pensions Protection Fund. Kroll, the administrators, said
Source: The Independent (London, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: By Iain Laing Crisp maker Golden Wonder went into administration yesterday, putting 850 jobs at risk. Administrators Kroll said the company suffered serious trading difficulties as it tried to compete in a market dominated by rival Walkers. Kroll said it had already taken the decision to
Source: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: By STEVE HAWKES Deputy Business Editor CRISPS giant Golden Wonder has folded after being crunched by rival Walkers. The ailing company yesterday went into administration, putting 850 jobs at risk. Golden Wonder made losses of pounds 10.8 million in 2004 as it tried to keep up with market
Source: The Mirror (London, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: By Hayley Beattie Bosses at a factory where workers returned after Christmas to find they had lost their jobs, were under fire again last night. Twenty-five jobs at paint packaging company Servicetoken in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, were lost after Michael Dodds and Lynn Lunn put the
Source: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2006-FDM: IT graduates facing tough 2006; New research illustrates IT job market growing more difficult for graduates; Only 6% graduates feel Government is doing enough to help them find work(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10012006 IT recruitment specialist, FDM,
Byline: Tony Adams Jan. 10--In its heyday three decades ago, the Goody Products factory in nearby Manchester, Ga., generated paychecks and livelihoods for more than 1,500 people. Today, employment at the 300,000-square-foot plant has dwindled to a mere 200. And by July, that work force will
Byline: George Miller Jan. 9--County Executive Mark DiVecchio is asking County Council to approve two new management positions and to make some other personnel moves for his new administration. Council will consider the proposals at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. They include: --The creation of a
RU: McKenzie out of running for Wallabies job - report NSW Waratahs coach EWEN MCKENZIE has reportedly pulled out of the running for the vacant Wallabies coaching position. MCKENZIE had expressed interest in taking control of the national side following the sacking of EDDIE JONES last month, but is
Byline: By EMILY NASH AN army security guard, with convictions for gun crime and violence, was given the keys to the armoury at a barracks, it was revealed last night. Brian Winton, 45, had access to weapons at the Roussillon base in Chichester, West Sussex - home of the Royal Military Police. He
Source: The Mirror (London, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Dateline: LOS ANGELES Billy Crystal said he passed on the Oscar hosting job that went to Jon Stewart because his one-man stage show is consuming his attention. Academy Awards producer Gil Cates repeatedly asked, "please do the show," calling as late as just before Christmas, Crystal said. But his
Byline: By Magnus Gardham SIR Menzies Campbell was odds-on favourite to become the next leader of the Lib Dems last night. He has won the backing of more than a third of Lib Dem MPs, a poll showed. And yesterday, a succession of senior party figures took to the airwaves with messages of support.
Source: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Dateline: LOS ANGELES Billy Crystal said he passed on the Oscar hosting job that went to Jon Stewart because his one-man stage show is consuming his attention. Academy Awards producer Gil Cates repeatedly asked, "please do the show," calling as late as just before Christmas, Crystal said. But his
Twenty-five jobs have been lost with the collapse of a Northumberland paint company. Servicetoken in Haltwhistle ceased trading just after Christmas and its directors Michael Dodds and Lynn Lunn are putting the company into liquidation. Workers had reportedly arrived at the Servicetoken factory at
Source: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Linda S. Morris Jan. 7--The YKK zipper plant in Macon announced Friday that 23 positions have been eliminated, but because some of those people may be moved into other jobs, the total number of employees let go is expected to be between 16 and 18. At the same time, the company is seeing
Source: The Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
ALMOST 300 jobs are to be lost when an American-owned firm close their computer manufacturing plant in Scotland. Workers at Sanmina-SCI in Greenock were given the devastating news yesterday. Around 650 workers were transferred from IBM to Sanmina three years ago and in December 2003, 250 jobs were
Source: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Jan Perry One topic from readers that regularly appears in e-mails is the viability of job searching on the Internet. My answer has changed through the years as the Web has outgrown early shortcomings to become an extremely helpful tool for job seekers, especially those looking to relocate
Source: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Posted: 2006-01-10
OTTAWA, Dec 23, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Canadians are being warned by Health Ministry to be careful buying Tamiflu online and to avoid anything called generic Tamiflu because generic versions of the anti-viral drug do not exist. Health Canada put out the warning Friday after reports from the
Peace of mind that affordable Canadian drug supply will always be there is enhanced by a low-premium plan that provides coverage in the event of catastrophic illness VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days before the official registration for Medicare Plan D began, a national
With prescription drug prices spiraling out of control, a new Medicare plan that primarily benefits the drug industry and political leaders unwilling to effect change, patients are left holding the bag and the bill. But by purchasing from a licensed online Canadian pharmacy you will spend far less
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Canadian-based AMS Homecare is expanding across the border with the Seattle-area opening this summer of its first in a planned network of retail eldercare stores. Dubbed 65 Plus, the stores will be geared toward the elderly and disabled, and will include a pharmacy,
Source: Home Care Magazine (Online Exclusive)
Posted: 2006-01-10
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Better prices for generic drugs do not always come from Canada, asserts drugstore.com. An internal survey from the online pharmacy shows that some of the most popular generic drugs it sells are as much as one-third of the cost of the same products sold through Canadian
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Do the risk of imported prescription medications outweigh the benefits? Giuliani Partners, led by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, came to this erroneous conclusion in its recently released report, Examination and Assessment of
Byline: Felice J. Freyer Jan. 21--The state Department of Health yesterday posted online the application form for Canadian pharmacies looking for Rhode Island licenses -- but by late yesterday afternoon, there were still no takers. The General Assembly last year passed a law requiring the Health
Byline: Renee Degross Jan. 9--Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid will cut 200 jobs by shutting down its Goody Products plant in Manchester this summer as it restructures. Goody, which makes hairbrushes, combs, bobby pins and plastic travel accessories, will outsource a portion of the work to
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Dateline: LONDON British supermarket chain Morrisons said Monday it is closing two distribution depots at a cost of around 1,600 jobs. Morrisons said it was shutting the sites because it was left with too many distribution centers following its 3 billion pound ($5.3 billion) takeover of former
Byline: Karen Mclauchlan A supermarket giant has announced expansion plans for Teesside which could bring 100 new jobs to the area. Tesco wants to expand its Ingleby Barwick store by around 40pc. The retailer snapped up the former Safeway store from Morrisons to extend its presence on Teesside in
Dateline: LONDON British supermarket chain Morrisons said Monday it is closing two depots with the loss of around 1,600 jobs. Morrisons said it was shutting the sites because it was left with too many distribution centers following its 3 billion-pound (US$5.3 billion; euro4.4 billion) takeover of
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New York-based publisher McGraw-Hill has announced that as part of a new restructuring plan it has cut 500 jobs. As a result of the announcement the company is to face an after-tax charge in the fourth quarter of USD0.04 per share, or USD14.6m.
Byline: Carol Kleiman Jan. 9--One of the most frustrating experiences job seekers tell me they run into is trying to follow up with potential employers after going through an in-person job interview. The problem is that too often they get only vague answers that tell them nothing about whether they
Source: Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Morris Fraser Jan. 8--LeBron James came out of an Akron, Ohio, high school to play NBA basketball for $4 million a year, and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning made over $1 million out of Ole Miss. But they can only make that money within the United States. Chrystal Kincaid Cook can
Source: Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-10
Byline: Teresa Ooi Jan 08, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Internet job advertisements fell in December 2005 but a record number of jobs were advertised in 2005. In December, job advertisements dropped by 23,674 to 160,035. There were large falls in healthcare, education, hospitality and
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2006-01-10
Jan 08, 2006 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There was a substantial decrease in the number of jobs advertised on the internet in Australia in December 2005. According to the Olivier Internet Job Index there were 23,674 fewer jobs, which was a 2.55% fall. Olivier Group director, Robert Olivier,
Source: Australasian Business Intelligence
Posted: 2006-01-10