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| Top Female HR Execs at Dell File Gender, Age Discrimination Class Action | |||||||||||||
| Seeking to put a stop to the spate of recent layoffs that they say unfairly target women and employees over 40, and gross pay and promotion inequities at Dell, Inc., four former high-level female Human Resources executives recently filed a class action discrimination suit against the company in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs, who as HR specialists are intimately familiar with the company's employment practices, say they seek to change Dell's discriminatory policies regarding pay, job placement, promotion, and termination. The lawsuit demands $500 million in damages for a class of thousands of current and former Dell female managers and executives, and older employees disproportionately affected by the company's mass layoffs in 2007 and 2008. | |||||||||||||
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Dec-04-2008
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| Adobe Cuts Jobs | |||||||||||||
| Adobe Systems Inc. has lowered is revenue outlook and said it will eliminate 600 jobs, or around 8 percent of its workforce, due to the weak economy, sending its stock down 7 percent in extended trading the day of the announcement. Adobe spokeswoman Jodi Sorensen said its layoffs would be an across-the-board headcount reduction, impacting all geographic regions and company divisions. [Source: Reuters] | |||||||||||||
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Dec-04-2008
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| Women: Dare You Ask For A Raise During A Recession? | |||||||||||||
| Advice about how to pursue a raise is helpful for both sexes, yet, gender wage gap aside, experts say women aren't taught to push for pay raises and promotions the way men do. Asking for a raise can be uncomfortable, and, right or wrong, more so for women -- particularly when times are tight. But paradoxically, asking for a raise right now could actually work in your favor. | |||||||||||||
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Dec-02-2008
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| TugLink Launches | |||||||||||||
| TugLink.com, a new peer-to-peer job referral exchange, allows job searchers to introduce themselves to company insiders, get unpublished job leads and receive coveted referrals to hiring managers. Employers visit the website to scout for the best talent for their organizations. To reward insiders for their assistance, job-seekers may announce a referral bonus. Posted bonuses range anywhere from zero to hundreds of dollars and are paid only after a candidate is hired as a result of insider's referral. TugLink provides extra leverage in the tough job market when competition for jobs is especially tight. | |||||||||||||
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Dec-02-2008
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| BT to Axe 10,000 Staff | |||||||||||||
| BT said it is in the process of cutting 10,000 jobs, as it reported second-quarter core earnings and revenues just ahead of revised forecasts. As part of an ongoing group drive to cut costs, BT said it will reduce its total workforce by around 10,000 this financial year, with around 4,000 from its direct BT staff and the remainder from contractors, consultants and agency staff. BT has a global workforce of around 160,000 direct and indirect staff. | |||||||||||||
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Dec-02-2008
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