Layoffs

Extra Federal Benefits Ease Layoff Decisions For Employers

Extra Federal Benefits Ease Layoff Decisions For Employers
Extra Federal Benefits Ease Layoff Decisions For Employers
April 07, 2020  |  Economy

Some employers are breathing a sigh of relief, noting that their laid-off workers are much better off financially amid the economic dive of the COVID-19...

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Survey: 46 Pct Of Americans Are At High Risk Of Layoffs
Survey: 46 Pct Of Americans Are At High Risk Of Layoffs
April 01, 2020  |  Economy

More than 66 million jobs across fields such as retail, food service and sales are at a high risk of layoffs because of the coronavirus‘...

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Apple Will Pay Contracted Janitors And Bus Drivers During Shutdown
Apple Will Pay Contracted Janitors And Bus Drivers During Shutdown
March 31, 2020  |  Economy

Contractors with Apple who work in janitorial, bus driving and other such fields will be paid during the coronavirus shutdown, in a reversal from the...

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Coronavirus Triggers Furloughs For Over 1K Workers At Simon-Owned Malls
Coronavirus Triggers Furloughs For Over 1K Workers At Simon-Owned Malls
March 31, 2020  |  Retail

As social distancing and stay-at-home orders continue due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, Simon Property Group has furloughed about 30 percent of its workforce, or...

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Retail Chains Furlough Workers Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns
Retail Chains Furlough Workers Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns
March 31, 2020  |  Retail

Amid lengthened measures to keep COVID-19 from spreading, some of the country’s biggest retail chains have been forced to put workers on a leave of...

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Macy’s, Other Retailers Forced To Furlough Employees
Macy’s, Other Retailers Forced To Furlough Employees
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

Department store Macy’s will be forced to furlough most of its employees this week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to close hundreds of stores across...

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Shift Happens: Online Car Company Manages Crisis With Class
Shift Happens: Online Car Company Manages Crisis With Class
March 27, 2020  |  Retail

No chief executive worth his or her salt wants to have the meeting that Shift CEO Toby Russell had last week. The online car selling...

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Job Board Upstream To Launch Early For Those Jobless From Virus Outbreak
Job Board Upstream To Launch Early For Those Jobless From Virus Outbreak
March 24, 2020  |  Economy

A new job board, Upstream, has launched ahead of schedule to attempt to help people get back to work after they were laid off due...

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