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Layoffs Rise over The same period last year
2015 June Job Cut Report: 44,842 Cuts Contribute to Highest Midyear Total in 5 Years
Job cuts increased by about 10 percent in June, as employers announced plans to reduce payrolls by 44,842 workers during the month. Meanwhile, heavier-than-expected downsizing throughout the first half of 2015 pushed the midyear total to its highest level since 2010, according to a...
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WSJ: Fear of Missing Out Drives M&A Deals
Original Article: http://www.wsj.com/articles/fear-of-losing-out-drives-deal-boom-1435361072 "Through May of this year, there have been about 8,800 announced merger-related job cuts, which translates to an annual pace of about 21,000, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., an outplacement-services and executive-coaching company. That is less than in the last takeover...
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Road to SHRM: Gearing Up for the Annual Conference & Exposition
Challenger will be posting fun facts all week long about Vegas! Stay tuned, and come check us out in booth 2438....
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Road to SHRM: Did You Know?
Las Vegas keeps a book of people prohibited from entering, managing or owning a casino. A state that has legalized gambling doesn’t want to risk additional federal regulations. In the early 60s public officials in Nevada were under intense federal pressure to curb the influence...
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Rise of the Machines: Can Tech Take Over These 5 Jobs?
Are we just a handful of years away from a world ruled by the machines, a la The Terminator? Doubtful, according to employment authority John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. However, he does warn...
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Come Visit Us At SHRM!
We're putting the #humaninHR at this year's #SHRM2015 conference in #vegas! #outplacement pic.twitter.com/LAcZMGSdzK — ChallengerGray (@ChallengerGray) June 10, 2015 ...
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2015 May CEO Report: Turnover Tumbles As 90 Exit Seat; YTD Down 13 Percent
Published on: Jun 10, 2015 Turnover among the nation’s chief executive officers declined in May, as 90 CEOs announced their departures during the month. That was down 7.2 percent from 97 in April, according to the latest report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The...
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2015 Teen Summer Jobs Update: May Teen Job Gains Fewest Since 2012
Summer Job Market Off to Slower Start for Nation’s Teens182,000 TEENS FOUND JOBS LAST MONTH, 16% FEWER THAN A YEAR AGO The number of teens finding jobs in May was down from the previous two years. However, if history is any indication, the decline does...
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