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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Fox Business | Siemens Reportedly Plans Thousands of Job Cuts
German engineering conglomerate Siemens is in early internal talks to cut thousands of jobs in response to a weakening economy, particularly in Europe, a German newspaper reported.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Daily Finance | US Unemployment: A Skills Mismatch or a Cyclical Disruption?
Before you can fix something, it's good to know exactly what the problem is. The persistently high US unemployment rate is one of those problems that has defied an exact description.
WSJ | The Truth About Cat and Jobs
If your employer manages to get along without you for more than three months, should you continue to make contract demands? On Friday, union workers at Caterpillar's Joliet, Illinois factory concluded that the answer is no.