John Challenger
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, with headquarters located in Chicago, Illinois, is the oldest executive outplacement firm in the US. It has offices throughout North America...
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It does seem like retailers are really stepping up and taking care of their employees, trying to provide services in the area and rallying behind the crisis,
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While companies seemed to be hoarding workers post-merger or acquisition through February, it appears that this is not the case anymore. While we do not have our own merger job-cut data for March tabulated yet, we know a large number of merger-related cuts were announced.
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Layoffs are still very high, and the economy seems to be showing little sign of pulling out of the doldrums, ... These lower cuts may just mean that we aren't seeing any further dips right now -- that we're just in this kind of steady, low-wattage kind of state.
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We were seeing daily announcements of the demise of CEOs in a way that seemed to stand out.
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It may seem as if the light at the end of the economic recovery tunnel keeps getting farther away, but our research has shown that there are opportunities for the growing numbers of Americans who suddenly find themselves unemployed,
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They are often geared at workers whose skills are obsolescent, out-of-date or minimal, especially if their skills seem to be in a condition that they may have a hard time finding a job.
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The pattern of job cutting that we saw in the third quarter mirrors what we have been seeing almost daily in the various economic and corporate earnings reports, which is to say one report suggests the economy is headed toward recovery while the next seems to hint that we are stuck in recession,
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We are seeing more job cuts from well-known, brand-name companies. The mom-and-pop category seemed to dominate the earlier waves of dot.com cuts.
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For months, it appeared that the U.S. might remain relatively untouched by the financial crises abroad. However it most certainly seems that the impact is starting to ripple through our economy.
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The heavy job cutting we have seen over the past three years appears to be trending down, ... However, the job market seems to be in a state of limbo, where companies are eager to hold on to people they have, but many are reluctant to create any new jobs.
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The union has done a good job in negotiating a buyout package that at least seems to me to be unparalleled. At the same time, it's bittersweet. What they are negotiating is an end game.
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We typically see higher job cuts in January as companies set into motion business plans and employment needs for the new year.
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With job-cut figures surging, you would expect to see long lines at the unemployment offices and at every location looking to hire,
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With fewer job cuts last month and virtually no let-up of demand for skilled workers across all industries, one would expect far more wage pressure than has been seen,