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200 China pilots 'falsified resumes'

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:03:01 +0000

China said on Monday it is investigating the qualifications of the nation's commercial pilots after revelations that more than 200 of them had falsified their resumes.The probe comes after 42 peop…

These films about jobs require no labor

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:45:10 +0000

Bad bosses, cutthroat competition, stress, layoffs, long hours, not enough pay — sound familiar? As a salute to Labor Day, we offer up a few of our favorite films about work, just to remind you that …

GlobalFoundries job expo draws 400, many with chip-fab resumes

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:26:34 +0000

Eric Choh, GlobalFoundries’ vice president of operations, speaks to potential job applicants about opportunities at the company’s $4.2 billion chip plant being built in Sartoga County.

More skills or less pay

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:18:59 +0000

Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or no…

Asian Stocks Rise as U.S. Jobs Report Eases Growth Concerns

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:59:37 +0000

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to the highest level in four weeks, as better-than-estimated jobs data in the U.S.

In jobs, Charlotte is biggest loser in N.C.

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:31:35 +0000

RALEIGH – No one more than Charlotte is facing the wrath of North Carolina’s paralyzing recession as the Queen City has lost more jobs since the beginning of 2008 than the combined areas o…

Obesity looms as weighty employment issue

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:30:34 +0000

Rapid rises in the nation’s obesity rate and health insurance premiums could take hiring decisions based on a candidate’s weight from anecdote to policy. Insurers and employers that spons…

Construction projects, jobs wane as stimulus taps out

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:29:20 +0000

With federal stimulus funds set to dry up later this year and into 2011, local construction companies and national observers are anticipating another slowdown in the building industry, possibly worsen…

Area getting 100 jobs with Time Warner Cable center shift

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:29:07 +0000

Time Warner Cable will close its Wilmington call center and transfer the 100 customer service jobs there to the company’s center in Morrisville by the end of 2011. The Morrisville call center c…

W.Va. workers go to court over tech jobs

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:14:23 +0000

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Long-simmering concerns among West Virginia's state employees about public technology jobs have boiled over into a legal challenge.The West Virginia Public Workers Union Loc…

Fla. Jobs Outlook a Challenge

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:35:51 +0000

LAKELAND | The recession has caused a dramatic rise in under-employed Florida workers and resulted in higher jobless rates for minorities and men, according to a new report from Florida International …

BP 'resumes Alaskan assets sales'

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:29:03 +0000

It was not known whether the British oil giant would sell its entire 26 per cent stake in the huge Prudhoe Bay oilfield.

Asian markets climb after positive US jobs data

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:21:56 +0000

TOKYO — Stocks in Asia nudged higher in early trade Monday, after shares in the U.S.

Jobs program in jeopardy

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:16:47 +0000

Moises Vazquez places a piece of granite in a punch press at Earth Stone Products of Illinois in Schiller Park.

Nikkei gains for 4th day after US jobs data

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:09:47 +0000

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.8 per cent on Monday, gaining for a fourth day after fewer-than-expected US job losses in August bolstered optimism that the US economy would not fall back into…

Asian shares climb after solid gains on Wall Street, as US jobs data beats expectations

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:23:11 +0000

TOKYO – Stocks in Asia nudged higher in early trade Monday, after shares in the U.S.

Japan’s Stocks Rise Fourth Day on U.S. Jobs Data; Elpida Jumps

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:58:32 +0000

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks rose for a fourth day as better-than-expected jobs data in the U.S. eased concern recovery in the global economy is faltering and as the yen fell.

Certain professions will see job lift

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:23:43 +0000

While US companies modestly added jobs in August, it will still take a while before unemployment falls to pre-recession levels.

India Inc vies for multi-generation workforce to get maximum output

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:10:21 +0000

PUNE: Things were different in our times,” is a favourite line of any generation while disapproving any trait of the younger generation.

Dealing with the infiltrating boss

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:10:19 +0000

Vedant Joshi is a harassed man. Ever since he started at his new job, his boss Ramneek Mishra has been sidelining him and keeping direct channels of communication open with a few individuals who re…

Australian Jobs, Interest Rates, China’s August Data

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:07:25 +0000

On Monday 6 September 2010, 8:48 EST Australian interest rates and jobs will dominate the week ahead with the Reserve Bank board meeting tomorrow and the August unemployment data out on Thursday. …

Few jobs for low-skilled workers

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:49:46 +0000

There is a certain irony this Labor Day at a time of record unemployment, writes Evelyn Ganzglass. Fixing the problem requires more than creating an environment in which the private sector can create …

Dollar shoots up on US jobs numbers

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:22:42 +0000

THE dollar opened at fresh monthly highs, up more than US0.5c after the release on Friday of better-than-expected key US jobs figures.

Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jobs report

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:07:25 +0000

Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Friday ahead of closely watched US employment report that will inform traders about the strength of future energy demand from the No. 1 economy

House panel wants cap on CEO salary

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:06:58 +0000

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has made a strong pitch for capping salaries of chief executive officers, reopening debate on the controversial issue that has been under scanner worldover after th…