Screwed: 495 at NetJets

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.

Today’s Total: 696

NetJets will lay off 495 pilots nationwide…Wachovia Corp. child care center is laying off its entire staff of 130… Chevron will be cutting 25 operations and management jobs from its Alaska workforce… Up to 25 employee layoffs may be announced on Monday from the Cooley Dickinson Hospital… Goodwin Procter has laid off 21 second-year business law associates…

Screwed: 10,000 at GM

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Today’s Total: 15,116

The good news: According to WSJ, planned layoffs fell in October for the third consecutive month and reached their lowest level since March 2008… Puerto Rico has decided to delay the layoffs of 7,000 employees until next year.

The bad: GM announced its plan to slash 10,000 jobs from European division Opel… HSBC anticipates trimming 1,800 jobs… Daimler announced plans to lay off 1,000 workers at a Mercedes car unit in Germany… Microsoft completed its layoff plans by cutting 800 staffers… Associated British Foods is expected to reduce its workforce by 400… Anglo Irish Bank is set to lay off 230 employees globally as phase one of its “redundancy program”… Citigroup Inc. reduced its credit card and wealth management staff by 175 this week… DRS Technologies laid off 160 employees from offices in Brevard County, Fla… Sitel reduced its workforce by 150 in Andalusia, Ala… Novell laid off up to 130 people last week… Kingfisher Airlines handed out 100 pink slips to Indian pilots… Robinson Memorial Hospital of Ravenna, Ohio laid off 54 full and part-time workers… The Wheatland Tube Co. of Pennsylvania consolidated two plants and cut 40 employees… The Glen Electric plant laid off 40 workers in the U.K…

Screwed: 8,000 at Johnson & Johnson

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Today’s Total: 11,809

Johnson & Johnson plans to lay off up to 8,000 employees, affecting 6 to 8 percent of its global workforce…Royal Bank of Scotland will lay off 3,700 retail banking workers… 51 employees of the Fresno Bee‘s circulation department will lose their jobs…

Recession Briefing 11.02: Wallets Thinner, Waistlines Thicker

What you need to know today to survive and thrive in the recession.

Wallets may have gotten thinner during this recession, but waistlines have expanded. Many consumers are turning to cheaper fare to better balance their budgets. That often means fast food and canned and frozen processed foods that are higher in fat and calories. (Wall Street Journal)

The American public is starting to get more than mildly annoyed at those who tell them the economy is bouncing back, writes Terry Savage. For every economist or politician who tells you the recession is over, there are a dozen people who think we’re in the midst of a depression. (Chicago Sun-Times)

“Unfortunately,” says John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics, “you have as many views of the economy going forward as you have letters of the alphabet to describe recovery.” (New York Times)…

Screwed: 525 in Delaware

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.

Today’s Total: 1,036

Delaware is eliminating 525 vacant jobs…Bath Iron Works says it will lay off 191 workers this month…Denver will let go at least 170…Sitel call center in Tennessee will lay off 112…

Screwed: 361 at Fortis Bank Polska

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.

Today’s Total: 737

Fortis Bank Polska may lay off 361 employees… 200 Milwaukee county workers may receive layoff notices at any time… Boeing’s Missile Defense Systems is laying off 69 employees in Huntsville… Pratt & Whitney laid off 45 workers yesterday at three locations around the country… Princeton University is laying off 43 employees and cutting hours on 18 other positions as part of a new budget cutting plan… 10 positions were cut at the Frederick County Health Department… The Wall Street Journal is closing its Boston bureau, resulting in up to 9 layoffs… Target Corp. has cut 8 percent of its downtown Minneapolis corporate marketing team… Thousands may face layoffs in the Hawaii Department of Education if a federal judge blocks teacher furloughs…23andMe has undergone restructuring and an undeclared number of layoffs…

Screwed: 2,500 at General Electric

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Today’s Total: 7,475

The good news: John Deere will recall 452 manufacturing workers by the end of November.

The bad: General Electric’s lighting unit will lay off 2,500 Hungarian workers over the next two years… German railway company Deutsche Bahn is set to cut 2,000 administrative workers due to declining revenue… US Airways anticipates cutting up to 1,000 employees in 2010… BP plans to eliminate 600 German workers as a cost-cutting measure… Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher is set to lay off 400 workers despite rising profits in the third quarter… Versace will shed 350 as part of a “comprehensive corporate reorganization”… Intermet is set to close the Archer Creek Foundry in Campbell County, Virginia the day after Christmas and cut 200 workers… Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. will hand out 150 pink slips… Aramark Services filed notice with the state of Florida to lay off 96 employees in Pompano Beach… Citigroup anticipates laying off 75 employees in a Las Vegas office by the end of the year… The axe came down at Forbes Wednesday which shuttered bureaus in London and Los Angeles and eliminated about 50 editorial staffers… Workforce Solutions will lay off 48 workers in response to reduced federal funding in East Texas… Teen Vogue met its McKinsey-mandated 25% budget cut by eliminating 6 staffers from its sales and marketing departments… The Associated Press is set to cut 10% of its workforce, although a final tally is not yet available… American Suzuki laid off its entire press relations department…

Screwed: 100 at Ford Stamping Plant

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Today’s Total: 183

The Good News: After a 20 percent workforce cut Deyaar Development will not be laying off any more employees.

Approximately 100 hourly workers at the Ford Stamping Plant in Woodlawn are facing a week-long layoff… Butler Sheriff’s Office will lay off 40 deputies if no other budget solutions are found… Tulsa is laying off 21 police officers and issuing seven-day layoff notices to 16 non-public safety officials… The town of Carbondale is laying off 5 workers while giving others furlough and instituting wage and hiring freezes… Features Director James Reginato has left W magazine and more layoffs are expected… Arizona school system is facing a possible massive teacher layoff next year due to budget cuts… Time Inc. is carrying out layoffs in its Time, Money, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated departments before the Thanksgiving break…

Screwed: 13,000 at Japan Airlines Corp.

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Today’s Total: 17,559

The good news: Caterpillar has ended the furloughs of 550 employees.

The bad: Japan Airlines Corp. will dramatically reduce its workforce with the layoffs of 13,000 workers by March of 2015… Caterpillar will cut an additional 2,500 jobs… The Birmingham City Council has confirmed the elimination of 800 positions in the U.K. due to budget cuts… PotashCorp will institute “temporary” layoffs for 800 Canadian employees during November and December… Utah-based Valley Mental Health is set to cut up to 125 employees due to recession-driven budget cuts… Direct Energy will shut down a Richardson, Texas call center and lay off 85 staffers… Hunter Industries is set to close its Cary, N.C. plant by the end of the year and lay off the remaining 76 employees… Auto glass-maker Guardian will trim 64 from its Auburn, Ind. staff… Deyaar Development laid off 60 workers in Dubai… The Tulsa Police Department could lose up to 21 officers in an attempt to trim $2 million from the budget… LiveWire Mobile Inc. announced plans to hand out 20 pink slips… Boston’s State House documents room laid off its remaining 4 employees… The aftermath of McKinsey has Condé Nast employees wondering when the layoffs will end as 4 unlucky staffers from Women’s Wear Daily were laid off on Friday… Forbes will cut its staff by “several” in response to decreased ad revenue…

Screwed: 5,000 at Mahindra Satyam

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Today’s Total: 5,940

Mahindra Satyam may lay off 5,000 benchers after assuring that there would be no more layoffs…CNH announces plans to lay off 300 staff members… Georgia-Pacific will lay off 300 workers… International Paper in Oregon lays off 230 workers… Quest plans to lay off 60 staffers in its Wallingford, Conn., testing facility… Workforce Solutions will lay off 50 employees…