Category: jobs

New CEO to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Heineken Feels Pandemic Effect

BRUSSELS—Heineken plans to cut about 8,000 jobs, the Dutch beer group said on Wednesday, seeking to restore operating margins to pre-pandemic levels after a sharp decline in profit because of coronavirus restrictions. The world’s second-largest brewer, which makes Europe’s top selling lager Heineken as well as Tiger and Sol, said it would save 2 billion…


Orange County Launches Mobile Computer Lab for Job Seekers 

Orange County is hitting the streets with an initiative it hopes will more easily connect unemployed residents with jobs. The one-stop mobile unit, which debuted in Seal Beach Feb. 9, trains and educates job seekers in Orange County, servicing youth, adults, dislocated workers, and businesses. The Orange County Board of Supervisors partnered with the Orange County Development Board…


Statistics Canada Says Economy Lost 213,000 Jobs in January

Statistics Canada says the economy lost 213,000 jobs in in January as employment fell to the lowest level since August last year, wiping out the gains made in the fall. The unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage points to 9.4 per cent, the highest rate since August. Financial data firm Refinitiv says the average economist estimate was for…


Economy Lost 213,000 Jobs in January as Lockdown Measures Hit Ontario, Quebec

Statistics Canada says the economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as employment fell to the lowest level since August last year, wiping out the gains made in the fall. The unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage points to 9.4 percent, the highest rate since August. Financial data firm Refinitiv says the average economist estimate was…


Boeing to Outsource IT Work to Dell, Eliminate 600 Jobs

SEATTLE—Boeing Co. has said it will outsource a significant amount of information technology work to Dell starting in April, including support of cloud services, databases and information technology. The move is expected to eliminate 600 jobs. Susan Doniz, vice president for information technology and data analytics for Boeing, told employees Thursday that the eliminated jobs…


Lowe’s Hiring More Than 50,000 Workers This Spring

The home improvement retailer Lowe’s is planning to hire more than 50,000 workers this spring to fill seasonal, part-time, and full-time roles at its stores across the country. Lowe’s is also going to issue some $80 million in discretionary bonuses to its current employees, making it the seventh bonus the retailer has provided employees since…


Orange County Career Counselors Reflect on Challenging Job Market 

As Orange County looks toward economic recovery in the New Year, the industrial unrest it leaves behind has prompted some residents of the Southern California region to rethink their career choices. Some professionals are making riskier professional moves, while others are seeking out new fields, career counselors told The Epoch Times. The shakeup came after…


Orange County Unemployment Hits 9-Month Low

Orange County’s unemployment rate in November fell to 6.4 percent—the lowest it’s been since March, according to the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The county gained 16,500 jobs in November, according to the EDD report. They were mostly in the leisure and hospitality sector, which experienced the biggest loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 9,800…