“Unions slam BAE plan to cut 1,300 jobs before Christmas” plus 3 more

Unions slam BAE plan to cut 1,300 jobs before Christmas
Panel rejects Gov. Jindal's employee layoff plan
Panel rejects Gov. Jindal criterion for layoffs
Bright idea that’s putting mums in part-time work

Unions slam BAE plan to cut 1,300 jobs before Christmas

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:17 PM PST

THE defence giant BAE Systems plans to axe 85 jobs in Scotland as part of a pre-Christmas purge in which more than 1,300 posts will go across the UK.

Panel rejects Gov. Jindal's employee layoff plan

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:10 AM PST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state Civil Service Commission refused Wednesday to approve part of a Jindal administration employee layoff plan because of how decisions would have been made on which employees would lose jobs. Commission members said layoff decisions need more transparency for the employees affected and so the public can know they are being done for the right reasons. The issue is ...

Panel rejects Gov. Jindal criterion for layoffs

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:37 AM PST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state Civil Service Commission refused Wednesday to approve part of a Jindal administration employee layoff plan because of how decisions would have been made on which employees would lose jobs.

Bright idea that’s putting mums in part-time work

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:35 AM PST

Standing at the school gates waiting for their kids, Karen Mattison and Emma Stewart kept chatting to fellow mums who were former professionals but now couldn't find jobs that would fit around their kids.