Not exact matches
Ford said last week it would
cut 1,400
staff positions in North America and Asia, a small fraction of the 20,000 job reductions some news outlets had
reported were imminent.
TechCrunch
reports that SoundCloud's founders told
staff during one of the post-redundancy all - hands meetings that investors had asked them in March to make the job
cuts as part of a $ 70 million (# 54 million) debt funding deal that was first
reported by Business Insider.
Airports across the country are seeing lines balloon in size, thanks to a «perfect storm» of conditions — the number of airline passengers has increased to 700 million; there's massive attrition of TSA security screeners each week; TSA has
cut staff by 10 percent over the last three years; and not enough passengers have enrolled in TSA's PreCheck program, the Associated Press
reports.
Rent - A-Center said it plans to lay off 25 % of its
staff in order to
cut cost, the Dallas Business Journal
reports.
Cenovus
reported one - time severance costs of $ 43 million as it
cut its
staff count by 15 per cent in the first quarter, and a $ 59 - million non-cash expense for Calgary office space that exceeds current needs.
At the same time, Pershing Square has reportedly
cut almost 20 % of
staff in a bid to turn the hedge fund back around to its glory days, Reuters
reports.
In a
report on looming layoffs, the paper said financial institutions are «weighing
staff cuts or actually paring payroll as they struggle to rein in costs and eke out profits in a choppy market.»
Business Insider
reported on Monday that Deutsche Bank was
cutting 75
staff in fixed income, while Morgan Stanley and Barclays have also recently
cut staff.
Tesla declined to specify how many jobs would be
cut, and did not comment on a
report in the Economic Observer newspaper last week that it was eliminating 30 % of its
staff or about 180 of its 600 employees in China.
It has recently been
reported that the University of Alberta wants to «reopen two - year collective agreements» with faculty and
staff «to help the university balance its budget...» This appears to be in direct response to Alberta's provincial government announcing in its March budget that there would be a «7 %
cut to operating grants to universities, -LSB-...]
There have also been
reports of staffing
cuts and shortages at the prison, including a decision not to
staff the facilities two towers on overnight shifts.
The
report reveals that the number of
staff at DfID has risen by 7.3 per cent in the past year to 2,972, despite David Cameron's pledge to
cut the cost of government.
When Gov. Mario Cuomo announced in 1984 that he would slash his personal
staff by 10 percent, he did not actually
cut the number of employees
reporting to him — instead adding dozens of workers to state agency budget lines.
It's been
reported that federal subpoenas in a probe of the Cuomo Administration cover over two dozen companies doing business with the state, and several of Governor Cuomo's top
staff, but Cuomo says his understanding is that it focuses on just two people who the governor has
cut ties with.
A
report by the public accounts committee found that by
cutting staff by 3,300, HMRC failed to claw back an extra # 1.1 billion of money it was owed, raising questions about whether spending
cuts are becoming self - defeating.
The Sunday Times
reported that he planned to
cut ties with problematic welfare assessment contractors and had ordered DWP
staff to come clean with the public about problems with Universal Credit.
But DiNapoli's
report finds the dried up revenue has also led to
staff and program
cuts, reduced rainy - day reserves and putting off of maintenance.
Analysis by Politics.co.uk of council
reports from across England shows that many have been frantically trying to
cut spending during the year by
cutting high - cost care packages for elderly and disabled people and holding open
staff vacancies.
The
report listed «educational resource deficiencies» that were familiar to the platoon of school leaders — ranging from increased class size and libraries being repurposed for classrooms to
staff cuts and the reduction of pre-K programs from full - day to half - day.
Last week, we
reported that dating company Zoosk was also making
cuts to its
staff numbers, announcing its plans to drop one third of employees.
Teach for America has announced that it will
cut 15 percent of its national
staff and give more independence to its regional offices, Emma Brown
reports in the Washington Post.
Our
staff is still discovering how to best translate
cutting edge assessment techniques into old - fashioned
reporting practices.
A poll by public service Unison has found that 47 per cent of respondents to a poll
report that support
staff have been
cut in last year as funding has become tight.
Twenty - one per cent of primary school heads
reported that their school had got rid of teaching
staff, and over half (54 per cent) said their teaching assistants had been
cut.
In addition, the data shows 57 per cent of respondents
reported cuts in classroom - related support
staff posts.
Schools with more disadvantaged intakes were more likely to
report cuts to
staff too.
While primary school heads were much less likely to
report that their school had got rid of teaching
staff (21 %), over half (54 %) still said their teaching assistants had been
cut and over a quarter (29 %) said their support
staff had been
cut back.
Schools Week
reported in March that the David Ross Education Trust was consulting on plans to
cut up to 40 support
staff jobs across its schools.
The Oregonian
reported on the phenomenon last summer: Oregon schools
cut staff and programs despite big budget increases.
Over half of respondents
reported that teaching posts had been
cut, with 80 %
reporting teaching assistant posts and 60 %
reporting other support
staff posts being
cut.
The
report warns that
cutting staff numbers and finding enough money for redundancy payments could accelerate some schools towards insolvency.
According to a
staff report prepared for Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, who chairs a subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee (see pages 88 - 89 for impact on California), the full 8.2 percent
cuts to California would include:
In terms of staffing, 39 % of the teachers surveyed
reported cuts to music
staff numbers, while 17 %
reported increases.
The first of these is the graph above illustrating the
cuts of over 150 Special Education
staff positions (from Matt DeFour's
report on the new MMSD Middle School Mental Health initiative).
The Senate plan would also dish out
cuts to the State Board of Education, a panel of gubernatorial appointees charged with overseeing and administering the state's public schools, eliminating multiple
staff positions that
report to the board, including two positions directed at negotiating legislative affairs with the General Assembly.
While teaching
staff cuts are currently less significant in primary schools, 21 per cent of survey respondents
reported that they have had to reduce teaching
staff.
Jaguar land rover to
cut jobs and reduce production, drop → Jaguar land rover to
cut production and
staff in solihull → Jaguar land rover (jlr) marketing
report uk essays → Jaguar land rover jobs drive for engineers this is money → Hearst magazines → Car news, reviews, & pricing for environmentallyfriendly →
Over my 15 years in media, I saw our book coverage capacity plummet as
reporting staff was relentlessly
cut back and the newspapers themselves shrunk in size.
One former
staff,
reported by several blogs, allegedly complained about the work hours that were
cut.
Last week, we
reported that the office had been all but shut down with 300 jobs
cut and only a handful of
staff retained.
It is not rare to see
reports about the paper's falling readership,
cuts to the paper's newsroom and editorial
staff, or factual errors or outright false stories appearing -LSB-...]
Myron Ebell recommended
cutting the EPA's
staff by over 5,000 over the next four years, and suggested that the budget be
cut in half,
reported the Washington Post: [108]
Additionally we were pleased to learn recently of an Arc «teryx
staff initiative to reuse end - of - roll and discontinued fabrics in the manufacture of Gore - Tex capes as inclement weather protection for the homeless people of Vancouver, Canada.SNEWS
reports that last year employee volunteers
cut and sewed 560 capes for the city's street people.
The Herald
reports that the firm profited from its flexible - hours policy «by
cutting turnover of professional
staff to 5 percent in the latest year, half the industry average.»
A May 2012
report by Altman Weil Inc., «Law Firms in Transition,» found that with the exception of support
staff, non-equity partners were the most likely position American firms will
cut in the next year.
This week, Above the Law
reported that, following major
staff attorney
cuts at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Covington & Burling, law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has now let go of as many as 45
staff attorneys since November 2008.
At the end of the 2013 - 14 academic year the institution
reported a financial deficit of # 4 million, prompting
staff cuts.
Marketing Director — Duties & Responsibilities Experienced administrator with a background in sales, marketing, and customer service Design and implement comprehensive email marketing campaigns and all collateral material Analyze email trends garnering insight into market conditions and competitor efforts Utilize metrics to determine campaign efficacy, impacted audience, and other key data Develop sales leads through networking, market analysis, cold calling, and other tactics Determine consumer incentives to engage and secure potential clients Collaborate with multiple departments including product development, customer service, and sales Create and implement processes and procedures to
cut costs and enhance daily operations Recruit, train, and direct
staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and timelines Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Collaborate with junior level sales people to develop action plans to govern their performance Develop and lead training in customer service and sales best practices resulting in enhanced team skill sets Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities
reports, and other pertinent data Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners, and community leaders Provide exceptional customer service resulting in client satisfaction and repeat business Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity
Toppan Photomasks, Inc. (City, ST) 1999 — 2009 Supply Chain and Shipping & Receiving Supervisor • Managed daily operational aspects of company product purchasing and supply chain • Responsible for department accounting including budgets, payroll, and financial
reporting • Directed shipping and receiving department
staff ensuring professional operations • Developed and implemented employee career development programming •
Cut annual expenses by $ 200,000 while increasing department efficiency
The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense
cuts, producing monthly
reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of
staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative
staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business
reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial
reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and
report generation