Jobs
ING To Cut 2,350 Jobs In Europe – Courant.com
ING To Cut 2,350 Jobs In Europe, But None In U.S. – Courant.com.
What’s that old saying about the truth being the exact opposite of what you’re being told?
Layoffs Hit Lincoln Financial Again
Michael Arcaro, a spokesperson with the external communications division of the company, said the cuts were an effort to “enhance the strategic design of our organization.”
via Layoffs Hit Lincoln Financial Again – Concord, NH Patch.
Enhancing strategic design.
That’s a new one to me.
Why Good People Can’t Find Jobs: Only 23% of US Companies Plan to Hire in Next 6 Months; “Lights Out” Moment Coming Up
Why Good People Can’t Find Jobs 07.09.2012
The problem with the labor market isn’t that the unemployed aren’t looking for work — it’s that employers aren’t looking very hard for workers.
The more broadly you read about a specific issue, the better your understanding becomes of that issue.
Why Good People Can’t Find Jobs
A Manpower survey asks employers if they’re having trouble finding people to hire. In that survey, about 11 percent say they can’t get people to accept jobs at the wages they’re paying. So 11 percent are saying we’re not paying enough. The real number is probably double that. We’re not very good at identifying problems we create ourselves. If they’re not finding [employees], don’t call it a skills gap; don’t call it a skills mismatch – you’re just being cheap
Scary Chart of the Day – 06.24.2012
I am part of the green line. Click through below for an excellent analysis.
Fire Your Company! Employee Benefit News
Despite national economic and employment uncertainty, many American workers who identify themselves as top performers are thinking about changing jobs. In line with research showing the recent uptick of voluntary turnover in the workplace, the 2012 Aflac WorkForces Report revealed nearly half of U.S. workers 49% are at least somewhat likely to look for a job this year. More troubling for employers, a majority of those who say they are extremely or very likely to leave their jobs describe themselves as the kind of workers companies need to retain to remain competitive in a tight economy.
via Aflac offers insight to how employers can retain top talent – Articles – Employee Benefit News.
No surprises to this underwriter. Take a SWAG at what the most popular tags and categories are on this website. This is the kind of stuff that keeps managers awake at night.
More Ambien!
Teleworking Triples Over the Last Decade
In its report, “The Incredible Disappearing Office: Making Telework Work,” The Conference Board finds that the advancements in home networking over the last decade have been accompanied by teleworking gains among a number of these technology-reliant professions, including insurance underwriters 4.5 percent, up 275 percent since 2001-2003 and computer software developers 6.1 percent, up 127 percent.
via Teleworking Triples Over the Last Decade – Insurance Networking News.
American Family Information Services – 87 Layoffs – Insurance Networking News
The company has reduced its total workforce by 730 positions, or almost 10 percent, over the past four years, mainly by attrition.
via American Family Information Services Department Incurs 87 Layoffs – Insurance Networking News.
Short articles like this make me wonder what’s really happening. We don’t know the total number of staff in the company’s IT department so we cannot know what percentage of the entire staff was affected. So I went online and found the following:
The cut positions included 85 people based at the company headquarters at 6000 American Parkway and its other Madison location, off Milwaukee Street, plus two people outside Madison. There are 850 people remaining in the company’s information services division, making the job reductions equal to about a 10 percent cut there.
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