“Why are small businesses sending jobs overseas?” plus 3 more

Why are small businesses sending jobs overseas?
Retirement for this couple? No way
Government's dithering over feed-in tariffs jeopardises renewables sector | Huw Irranca-Davies
JobHunt: Mother of five seeks full-time work

Why are small businesses sending jobs overseas?

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 06:08 PM PST

It used to be just the big companies that were sending jobs overseas, mostly manufacturing and assembly work. But today, technology makes it easy for even a tiny business to outsource projects to Pakistan, China and other developing nations. These tend to be "knowledge-based" jobs, from designing a simple website to doing financial research, in which the final work product can be delivered ...

Retirement for this couple? No way

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 03:37 PM PST

Frank and Marge Grossman are Lafayette retirees who enjoy their part-time jobs.

Government's dithering over feed-in tariffs jeopardises renewables sector | Huw Irranca-Davies

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 05:40 AM PST

Early review threatens scheme's hard-won successes in creating thousands of jobs and rolling out new technologies Chris Huhne's shock announcement on Monday of an early review of feed-in tariffs (Fits) after just 10 months jeopardises green jobs and economic growth in the key sector of small-scale renewable energy. Huhne's decision comes at a time of rising unemployment, when we really need ...

JobHunt: Mother of five seeks full-time work

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:01 AM PST

As an actress and mother of five, Lynn Amari knows as well as anyone how to compartmentalize.