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Canada's unemployment rate rises to 11-year high
Associated Press WriterCanada showed signs that the recession may be easing as there were fewer-than-expected job losses in June, even though the country's unemployment rate climbed to an 11-year high of 8.6 percent. Statistics Canada announced Friday that Canada lost 7,400...Tags: United States, Job Layoffs, Government, Business, Unemployment
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Ex-Relay Worldwide CEO sues over severance pay
Tribune staff reporterRelay Worldwide, a Chicago-based sports and events marketing company, faces a lawsuit brought by its former chairman and chief executive over his severance pay. Wally Hayward said in a complaint filed Wednesday in Cook County circuit court that Relay and...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Illinois, Starcom Incorporated, Management Change, Publicis Groupe SA
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Ghana glows in spotlight of Obama visit
The White House's choice of Ghana as President Obama's only port of call in sub-Saharan Africa this week has triggered envy across the continent. The visit, his first to sub-Saharan Africa since becoming president, is also being interpreted as a snub...Tags: Poverty, National Government, Government, Corporate Crime, Economic Organization
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Ghana Glows In Spotlight Of Obama Visit
Los Angeles TimesThe White House's choice of Ghana as President Obama's only port of call in sub-Saharan Africa this week has triggered envy across the continent. The visit, his first to sub-Saharan Africa since becoming president, is also being interpreted as a snub...Tags: Poverty, National Government, Government, Corporate Crime, Economic Organization
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Labor Sec'y: No 'quick fix,' peaks, valleys
The Swampby Mark Silva Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who still has $250 million to "roll out'' for job creation, maintains that the Obama administration is "not looking at just a quick fix'' for the economy and allows that this is "the......Tags: Ethics, Government, Layoffs and Downsizing, Radio Industry, Labor Legislation
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Seasonal or full time, employment rules are the same
For many small businesses, summertime is a peak employment period. Staff bulks up at the start of the season and dwindles down as it ends. It's these kinds of businesses that rely most heavily on seasonal workers that need to be extra cautious when it...Tags: United States, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Minority Groups, Labor Legislation
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7/6: Events in Central Florida
Chambers of commerce Mount Dora Area: luncheon, noon July 8, Waterman Village Lodge, 251 Waterman Ave., Mount Dora, $12 advance, $15 at the door; Business After Hours, 5:30 to 7 p.m. July 23, Mission Inn Resort, La Paloma room, 10400 C.R. 48, Howey in the...Tags: Mount Dora, Dining and Drinking, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Lake Forest, Siemens
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Klein assures veterans of more improvements of their rights
Forum Publishing GroupDavid Knapp was recently elected as the American Legion's southern area director, and he is fighting for veterans' rights. Knapp attended Congressman Ron Klein's recent meeting with his Palm Beach County Veterans' Advisory Board at Palm Beach...Tags: Defense, Veterans Affairs, Employment Opportunities, Ron Klein, Palm Beach Community College
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Service sector shrinks less than expected in June
Associated PressNEW YORK -- The U.S. services economy -- from retailers and restaurants to real estate brokers -- contracted less than expected in June in its best showing since before the financial crisis struck last fall, according to a private trade group's gauge....Tags: Harvard University, Dining and Drinking, Consumer Confidence, News Corp., Petroleum Industry
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High-tech jobs hit, though defense work softens blow
Sentinel Staff WriterFlorida's high-technology employment has not been immune to the plague of job losses triggered by the recession. While real estate, construction, retail and tourism jobs have been among the biggest losers, high-tech companies and businesses with lots...Tags: Weaponry, Harris Corp., Orlando, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Contracts
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Career coaches put job hunt in high gear
San Jose Mercury NewsStop. You were not "laid off." Your "position" was "impacted" in a "restructuring brought on by business decisions." And no. You are not "looking for a job" right now. You are "a solution" waiting to connect with some employer who has a "pain, need or...Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Employers, San Jose, Movies, PG&E Corporation
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Unemployment hits 26-year high
Tribune NewspapersThe government report Thursday that the nation's unemployment picture took an unexpectedly sharp turn for the worse after four straight months of moderately encouraging news was a sobering jolt to hopes that the economy might gradually be getting back...Tags: Camarillo, Wages and Pensions, National Government, Government, Job Layoffs
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