Toys R Us says it won’t hire as many holiday season employees as it did last year, but the toy and baby products retailer says it will give current employees and seasonal workers a chance to work more hours.
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HP to jettison up to 30,000 jobs as part of spinoff
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Hewlett-Packard says its upcoming spinoff of its technology divisions focused on software, consulting and data analysis will eliminate up to 30,000 jobs.
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3 Essential Steps to Creating a Successful eLearning Business
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This quick guide will help you focus on the “must dos” to get your business started — creating a course catalog, setting your rates and selling courses on your own site.
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UPS will hire up to 95,000 holiday season workers
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UPS said Tuesday it will hire 90,000 to 95,000 employees — about the same as last year — to help handle shipping and deliveries over the holiday season.
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Striking Seattle teachers, district reach tentative deal
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Seattle teachers reached a tentative agreement with the city’s school district as their strike entered its fifth day Tuesday, but they will stay on the picket lines pending its approval.
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Workers who weren't hurt in power plant blast seek lost pay
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More than 40 workers who weren’t injured but lost their jobs after a deadly power plant explosion in Connecticut are hoping the state Supreme Court allows them to sue several contractors for hundreds of thousands of dollars in missed wages.
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Nina Tassler leaving as CBS entertainment chief
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Nina Tassler, one of the most prominent women in the television industry as CBS entertainment chairman since 2004, says she is leaving her job at the end of the year.
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Vermont auditor hits state-backed worker training
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State Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer on Tuesday issued a tough report on the state’s worker training subsidies, questioning whether taxpayers are getting their money’s worth from the Vermont Training Program.
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Smart Tips for Prescreening Job Applicants
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Here’s the proper way to use resumes and applications to weed out people who aren’t the right fit.
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Autos and restaurants push US retail sales higher in August
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Americans stepped up their spending on cars, restaurant meals, groceries and clothing in August, suggesting that consumers will help sustain U.S. economic growth despite a broader global slowdown.