News tagged with jobs
Social costs of job loss
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
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As the nationwide recession continues, California and 14 other states have unemployment rates hovering around 10 percent. Job loss can devastate workers, says David Dooley, UC Irvine professor of psychology & social behavior, ...
Redundancy Reduces Birth Rates of Highly-Skilled: Losing a Job Can Ruin Plans to Start a Family
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Highly skilled women who have lost their job tend not to realise their plans to start a family. This is the clear finding of a major study conducted by the University of Linz with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. ...
Temp work strains employee mental health
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological ...
Google CEO leaves Apple board to avoid conflicts
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple Inc.'s board because of the companies' conflicting interests as competition between the one-time allies heats up.
Australian PM vows to create 50,000 'green' jobs
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Australia's prime minister promised Thursday to create 50,000 "green" jobs and apprenticeships to combat climate change and unemployment simultaneously.
Apple 3Q beats Street despite recession
Jul 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple Inc. seems to have missed the memo - you know, the one about the recession.
Nortel strikes deal to sell business unit to Avaya
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel said Monday it reached a deal to sell its enterprise solutions business to US-based Avaya for 475 million dollars pending approval of a bankruptcy court.
Apple’s App Store Downloads Top 1.5 Billion in First Year
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Apple today announced that customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in just one year from its App Store, the largest applications store in the world. The App Store is also growing at an incredible pace ...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant.
Jobs appears closer to returning to work at Apple
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs appears to be a step closer to returning to work, as a doctor gave him an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital.
Memphis hospital confirms Jobs liver transplant
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital, a doctor confirmed Tuesday.
Business 101: Must Apple discuss CEO Jobs' health?
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- This week, Apple Inc. wasn't shy about touting the sales of its latest mobile device. But the company didn't say anything confirming reports from over the weekend that co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant ...
Apple: More than 1M new-model iPhones sold
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple Inc. sold more than a million units of its latest iPhone model in the first three days, making it the most successful model yet.
Apple fans are prepared for a part-time Jobs
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Five and a half months ago, word that Steve Jobs would only work part-time as he recovered from a liver transplant would have sent investors into a selling frenzy, so closely linked was Apple's charismatic ...
Apple CEO gets liver transplant: report
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, on medical leave since January for treatment of an undisclosed condition, received a liver transplant about two months ago in Tennessee, The Wall Street Journal reported ...
