Not exact matches
A surprise mass
layoff that last week chopped
about 40 % of its staff was followed by an only slightly
less surprising announcement on Sept. 23 that Fairfax Financial was an interested buyer.
J.C. Penney (jcp) has cut
about 360 jobs in its latest round of
layoffs and reported
less - than - stellar holiday season results that renewed worries
about its prospects, sending shares plunging.
Almost every day brings another story somewhere in the state
about teacher assistant
layoffs, the loss of teacher positions, an increase in class size, or
less money for supplies and instructional support for teachers and students.
Leipold says he fears that
layoffs of compensation partners - which tend to occur far more quietly than those involving associate lawyers, who feel no compunction
about alerting legal blogs to the bad news - may continue and even intensify this year as firms push work down the law - firm hierarchy to
less expensive and more profitable associates.
The more you take control of your career now — before you receive notice — the
less likely you are to feel paralysed with fear
about layoff decisions over which you have no control.