Delta Air Lines Inc. has announced a plan to close call centers in London and Montreal and bring those jobs back to the US in a move designed to improve efficiency. Delta stopped using an additional call center in India in April of this year, citing customer complaints. The company has not yet [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 11, 2009
Alameda, California-based UTStarcom will cut 2,300 positions worldwide, or more than 50% of its global work force, by the end of its fiscal year. Last month the company reported Q1 losses of $67.4 million. The firm saw a profit in Q1 2008. UTStarcom will outsource its manufacturing operations, and cut research & development spending. UTStarcom is a Fortune [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 5, 2009
Suzlon Rotor Coporation has issued layoff notices to 160 employees in Pipestone, Minnesota. The firm employed 324 before the layoffs. Those let go will be considered first if the company is able to rehire at a later date. Suzlon Energy is a wind power company in India. In terms of market share, the company is the largest [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Venture capital firm Greylock Partners will move its headquarters from Boston to Menlo Park, California. The firm will hire to fill a number of new positions, including partners. The firm has an office in San Mateo. Greylock Partners is one of the oldest venture capital firms, founded in 1965, with committed capital of over $2 billion under [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 12, 2009
International Business Machines plans to cut thousands of staff in the UK, Germany and Ireland as it shifts jobs to eastern Europe, China, India and South America. Job reductions have already been carried out in western Europe and more will be made within months, according to union Alliance@IBM. Indian workers at IBM earn 10% of what US [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
Student loan company Sallie Mae, aka SLM Corporation, will move its overseas operations back to the United States, creating 2,000 domestic jobs. SLM plans to add staff over the next 18 months in call centers, information technology and operations support across the US. The company will pull jobs from India, Mexico and the Philippines. The Obama administration [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 27, 2009
IBM will lay off about 5,000 US employees in a new round of job cuts, The cuts will come from the services division, which includes software developers and data center managers. Workers are being informed this week. The computer giant is offshoring a large number of jobs to Third World regions like India. IBM has offered to help [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 25, 2009
International Business Machines will inform an undisclosed number of US employees that their jobs are being eliminated, with much of the work being sent to India. An IBM spokesperson declined to comment on the plan. IBM managers have been receiving training from human-resources specialists on handling the layoffs. Earlier this year, IBM sent notices of layoffs [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 13, 2009
Bausch & Lomb is cutting more than 300 jobs globally, many from their plant in India, which is shutting down. An undisclosed number of jobs are being cut at the Rochester, New York headquarters. Founded in 1853, Bausch & Lomb is one of the world’s leading suppliers of eye health products, such as contact lenses and lens [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Number three US carrier United Airlines will repatriate 165 call-center jobs to the US from India, to help improve customer service. The jobs will be in Chicago and Honolulu, and be filled by workers who now handle reservations, the Chicago-based airline said. Beginning in April, the workers will add customer-relations duties, which involve issues or complaints [...]
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