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- Human Resources
- The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.
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- 10 tips for doing layoffs the right way
- Workforce reductions are often necessary to keep companies solvent during difficult times -- but mishandling the process can make an already bad situation even worse. Here are 10 things to keep in mind if you're gearing up for layoffs.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things...
- Tags: Layoff, Workforce, Polly Schneider Traylor, Workforce Reduction, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources
- Download resources 2009-05-22
- News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come? Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer's layoff mail to the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dana Blankenhorn, NetSuite Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Remote Access, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?
- Pink slips are being handed out around Microsoft again today, the second round of a previously-announced intention to trim 5,000 jobs. The question is: will there be more cuts? In her post on the All About Microsoft blog, Mary Jo Foley notes that Steve Ballmer, in a...
- Tags: Job, Layoff, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Pink Slip, Recruitment & Selection, Pricing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts
- Here's the full text of the e-mail that CEO Steve Ballmer sent to Microsoft employees notifying them of the second wave of job cuts happening at the company, starting May 5. Ballmer's e-mail does not rule out additional layoffs beyond the 5,000 already announced. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Layoff, Steve Ballmer, E-mail, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits Microsoft
- There have been rumors for the past month or so that Microsoft was planning to do more layoffs. On May 5, the rumor became reality, with Microsoft announcing wave two of the already announced job cuts. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Rumor, Layoff, Microsoft Corp., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Would you give up pay or benefits for someone's job?
- A friend who works at a major media company told me that his organization recently took pay cuts to avoid a layoff. I thought to myself, "Wow, these guys must really love their jobs and their company." [poll id="2"] Here are some answers I...
- Tags: Job, Layoff, Benefit, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- CFOs still glum: Your IT budgets will match
- You know that saying that when mom's not happy no one is happy. In the corporate world the same thing can be said about CFOs. And the beancounters aren't happy. A survey released Friday reveals that 77 percent of CFOs think the U.S. economy will remain the...
- Tags: IT Budget, Layoff, Information Technology, CFO, Sales Strategy, Workforce Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Human Resources, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter
- Layoffs in the technology sector accelerated in the first quarter to hit 84,217, the highest total since 2002, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement outfit. The layoff tally in the first quarter was up 27 percent from the 66,312 job cuts announced in the fourth...
- Tags: Job, Layoff, Technology Sector, Job Cut, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Satyam, IBM - Layoffs, Acquisitions, Rumors
- Moving deck chairs around the globe According to today's Wall Street Journal, IBM is going to do some blood-letting. About 5,000 U.S. employees may get the axe. The company has approximately 400,000 employees globally but, more importantly, the firm continues to expand its ranks in non-U.S. markets....
- Tags: Acquisition, Layoff, Satyam, IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- News to know: IBM layoffs, Google, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Dell
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India Larry Dignan: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Revenue Recognition, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Finance
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent
- IBM's employees' union is delivering blow-by-blow accounts of Big Blue's layoffs tonight. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that IBM is looking to cut about 5,000 positions mostly in its global business services unit as it shifts work to India Techmeme. According to...
- Tags: Layoff, IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India
- A big round of layoffs is expected in IBM's U.S. global business services unit, with some of the jobs heading to India, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The number of jobs affected is unknown and IBM didn't comment on the workforce reduction. But...
- Tags: Job, Layoff, Wall Street Journal, IBM Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- 10 ways to be a good manager during a recession
-  Guest post via TechRepublic's Polly Schneider Traylor. For more posts like this see the 10 Things blog. It’s clear that the current recession is not going to be a fleeting phenomenon. Managers need to learn how to lead under extraordinary marketplace pressures and...
- Tags: Layoff, Recession, Staff, Polly Schneider Traylor, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Benefits, Human Resources, Career, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Dell makes layoffs; won't reveal how many
- Dell is laying off workers around the world but won't say how many or where, reports the AP. The computer maker will confirm only that some of the employees are based at an assembly plant in North Carolina. Dell opened the North Carolina factory...
- Tags: Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., North Carolina, Workforce Management, Sales Force Management, Productivity, Human Resources, Sales, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-11
- Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That's Not A Layoff.
- Cisco CEO John Chambers, in pursuing another billion dollars of expense reduction, just said on the networking gear company's earnings call that the company could reduce its work force by 1,500 to 2,000 people. But he's not considering a layoff, he said. A companywide layoff,...
- Tags: Job, Layoff, Downsizing, Cisco Systems Inc., Workforce Management, Networking, Human Resources, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- SAP confirms layoffs - 3,000 to go
- SAP to go on Slim-Fast? Can they make the apps as lean as the company? On Jan. 13, 2009, I ran a post about rumored layoffs at SAP and Oracle. I made a few calls to sources in those firms to verify/deny these rumors. ...
- Tags: Layoff, SAP AG, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- The latest corporate dance: Layoffs by the numbers
- Not Quite a 12-Step Plan But Close I was speaking with a top executive of a major software firm this week regarding morale and the economy. She indicated that her firm’s strategy for layoffs follows a predictable pattern: - Step 1 â€" Do...
- Tags: Layoff, Top Executive, Worker, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- WSJ downgraded; Are layoffs next?
- Is it wrong to keep believing in newspapers? Apparently Wall Street thinks so. And this time, the target is planted straight on the back of News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and his Wall Street Journal. Peter Kafka reports on his Media Memo blog, which is...
- Tags: Layoff, Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Blogging, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- Tech layoffs up 74.2% in 2008
- Job cuts in the tech sector increased 74.2% in 2008 compared with 2007. 186,955 jobs in the telecommunications, computer, and electronics sectors were slashed, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. by AM
- Tags: Job, Layoff, Electronics, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, AM
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- Report: Tech layoffs skyrocket in 2008; not looking much better for '09
- When the economy started to crumble for the housing, automotive and banking industries last year, there's was some optimism that Silicon Valley and the tech industry might be able to withstand the storm. Clearly, that was a short-lived dream. A report released today by...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Job, Layoff, Unemployment, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-29
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