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...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz says no more layoffs are expected for the nation’s largest coffee chain. The company also does not expect to announce changes at the rapid pace that is has for the past year. “I don’t think we’ll see as many, no,” Schultz said of the number of new products and innovations [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 2, 2009
Thousands of people showed up to apply for 150 seasonal jobs at the Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, England. Applicants came from cities as far away as Wales, Cornwall, London, and Yorkshire. The zoo had to use extra people to help process all of the applications. Managers said these jobs usually only attract a teenage crowd, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, its new owner, are preparing to cut about 1,900 staff in London, one of the biggest single staff reductions in the history of the City. Management is looking to cut 30% of the combined workforce in The Smoke. Some were asked to reapply for their jobs last week. Cuts have already [...]
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