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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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temporary employment stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The new class of temporary workers created by European labor reform is suffering most in the current wave of job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reports, testing the new policies amid the threat of backlash. Short-term employees—easier and cheaper to fire than permanent ones—also get fewer unemployment benefits,... More »

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Europe • labor • recession • immigrant • temporary employment • job market • unemployment benefits • job • financial crisis

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Watch Out for These Economic Recovery Signs

Keep an eye out for slowing pasta sales

Feb 9, 09 4:52 PM CST
(Newser) - We knew the economy was toast when the GDP dropped 3.8% in the last quarter. But such data lags behind the real economy, writes Dan Kadlec in Time, so watch out for these indicators of a turnaround:
  • Home sales. They started the downturn, so any upswing is a
... More »

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list • home sales • investment • credit • temporary employment • pasta • interest rates

 Trampled Worker's 
 Family Sues Wal-Mart 

And more lawsuits coming over Black Friday trampling on Long Island

Dec 3, 08 2:56 PM CST
(AP) - The family of the Wal-Mart temp worker who was trampled to death by a Black Friday stampede has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in New York's state Supreme Court against the retailer and the Long Island mall where the store is located. The family also filed notice that Nassau County,... More »

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crime • New York • Long Island • temporary employment • civil lawsuits • holiday shopping • Black Friday • Wal-Mart • stampede • wrongful death

Temp Workers Get the Ax

Seen a sign of things to come for full-time staffers

Aug 27, 07 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Temporary employment in the US has fallen in each of the last six months and in July was 2% down from the start of the year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The rate of temporary employment is often used as a bellwether for the overall employment picture because temporary workers... More »

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work • employment • temporary employment • Adecco Group • Manpower Inc. • Kelly Services • Stivers Staffing Services

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