Convergys, a human resources and customer management outsourcing company based in Cincinnati, is filling 200 new positions at its contact center in Kentucky. The company says these positions have arisen primarily due to one new customer. Some of the positions are part time or seasonal with the remainder to be full time permanent [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 26, 2009
The Antioch, California Unified School District Board has eliminated six top administrative positions, cutting $825,000 from the 2009-10 budget. The eliminated positions are chief academic officer, human resources director, extended education official, coordinator for student support services, and two assistant superintendents. Earlier this year the board laid off its public information officer. The school district is looking [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 12, 2009
BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama is cutting jobs, specifically in human resources and claims departments. Those affected by the layoffs will be notified June 15th. The number to be let go has not been released. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is an American federation of 39 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield health [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wal-Mart Stores will create more than 22,000 crummy non-union jobs in the US, as it expands stores and opens new locations. In anticipation of its annual shareholders meeting tomorrow, the company announced it will create over 1,000 low-paying jobs each in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. The big box retail [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
The University of Missouri System will cut 22 administrative jobs to save $2 million per year. The layoffs target human resources, finance & administration, government relations, academic affairs, the president’s office and the UM Board of Curators office. Those affected will see outplacement services and health care. The System has instituted a hiring freeze. The University of Missouri [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 12, 2009
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina is eliminating 534 of its 19,000-plus jobs this week, and targeting more people who will be laid off if more cuts are needed. Most of the jobs will end with the school year. Some people who have access to sensitive financial or technology information are being terminated immediately. The eliminated positions include [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 9, 2009
Garmin is laying off 141 employees in Kansas City, Missouri, a first for the GPS navigation business that has been one of the area’s fastest growing companies. All the affected employees are in Olathe, or in the company’s two area customer service centers. Garmin has 2,510 employees in the Kansas City area and about 9,500 worldwide. The [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 5, 2009
Sixty-eight employees at the Coca-Cola service center in Brandon, Florida, will lose their jobs by May 20th. The world’s biggest seller of sugar water made an outsourcing agreement with Capgemini, a firm based in Paris, France. Home to accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, benefits administration and transaction support departments, the shared services center provides finance and human [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 20, 2009
Cedar Point is looking to hire 4,500 people to fill various jobs at the theme park during the 2009 operating season. Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters (17), one of which, Top Thrill [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
Portland’s Oregon Health & Science University will eliminate up to 8% of its 12,400 jobs as it deals with a funding gap as large as $35 million. OHSU President Joe Robertson told staff today that the financial situation will result in the loss of at least 500 jobs and as many as 1,000. The public university has [...]
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