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NEWS ABOUT: job security

job security stories: 5 news summaries

'European Model' Could Die: French PM

'Sluggish growth' may destroy safety net,
job security

Sep 5, 09 7:40 PM CDT
(AP) - The prime minister of France, the country perhaps most associated with the cherished "European model" of job security and social safety nets, warned today that it may prove unsustainable because the region's economies are too stagnant. "With this sluggish growth, we cannot preserve the European social model or... More »

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Europe • France • socialism • recession • Francois Fillon • job security • economy

OPINION

More Companies Should
Cut Wages, Not Jobs

In a move that may be mimicked, FedEx moves to help workers, shareholders

Dec 19, 08 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - It was FedEx's turn yesterday to play Scrooge, announcing cutbacks in the face of recession, but the company's strategy—cutting wages for senior execs and other salaried employees, rather than cutting jobs—maybe prove to be the smart alternative, and a harbinger of things to come, Peter Eavis writes in... More »

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layoffs • wages • recovery • FedEx • job security • financial crisis

 Watch for These Layoff Signs 

Knowing it's coming could help you prepare

Oct 15, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 750,000 American jobs vanished this year, and more cuts are likely amid the current crisis. MarketWatch offers red flags that a pink slip is coming:
  • Colleagues get fired: You are not immune, even if your boss says so.
  • Training budgets dwindle: They are "not
... More »

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layoffs • office • job security • career • financial crisis

Young Hopefuls Hit Hard by Credit Crunch

Interns give up dream
of retiring at 35 with house in Hamptons

Sep 21, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sad eyes of interns watched Wall Street's precipitous drop all week. These "lackeys," who had worked all summer at investment firms, can no longer expect to  retire at 35 with houses in the Hamptons and "a closetful of Brioni suits and Hermès ties," David... More »

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Wall Street • Morgan Stanley • banking • job security • financial institutions • intern

Canaries Get Company in Coal Mines: Recent Grads

Industry luring youth to replace aging workforce

Oct 31, 07 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coal-mining companies are successfully recruiting college kids, promising better work conditions than the industry’s muddied image might suggest, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Some 60% of the current workforce could retire over the next decade, and jobs are suddenly abundant; young people are finding themselves explaining to their parents... More »

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college • recruitment • coal mining • dangerous jobs • job security

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