Monday 9 August 2010

Sony removes 16 000 posts

Sony removes 16 000 posts


The financial crisis is also the Japanese electronics giant Sony hard. Worldwide falling away 16 000 jobs. This is the heaviest job cuts by a Japanese company since the Great Depression. hstnn-lb31 battery



Affected are 8000 permanent employees in the electronics sector, also fall off 8000 workers' time points. The jobs are to the end of next financial year on 1 April 2009 began to be dismantled, as the group announced today.


The end of September Sony still employed 160,000 people in the world by the crisis hit hard electronics. The previously planned investments in the sector should be reduced for the next fiscal year by 30 percent. Sony also plans to reduce investment, production and outsource part from unprofitable businesses. Until March 2010 In addition to his works are closed. lenovo ideapad u450p battery


In this way, Sony will save more than 100 billion yen (340 million euros). The Playstation manufacturer had recently slashed its earnings expectations for the current year drastically.

Almost four million unemployed?

Almost four million unemployed?


The recession will impact the view of the head of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), Frank-Jürgen Weise, the next year, the labor market strong. In the second half of 2009, he holds nearly four million job seekers to be possible. hp pavilion tx2500 battery



"From the second half of the year are possible in the current situation 3.6 million. In one particularly bad month, the number could be four million unemployed come in sight, "said the news magazine Focus ways. "However, if the gloomiest predictions come true, we should expect new." The was in January of 3.3 to 2.8 percent contribution rate for unemployment insurance fell by mid-2010 to keep in any case, assured way.


must see, "We," he said. Already this month the number of unemployed will rise again, "said fashion. The season was normal. "We expect, however, even with an increase in short-time working. Although I have received no actual numbers: The developing faster than expected, "admitted one way. He hoped that the companies keep qualified employees. "I am therefore confident that the downturn in the labor market is less dramatic than many" fear up to date, said manner. hp pavilion tx2510us battery


Economists of various economic research institutes keep the downturn in the labor market as inevitable. "I do not believe that" we can compensate with much of the labor market, job losses, said the chief economist of the Munich Ifo Institute, Kai Carstensen, yesterday. The planned extension of the short-time will not suffice, because it must be assumed that the downturn would last longer. If less was produced, will also work less.


According to Carstensen, further fiscal stimulus is an effective means to prevent job cuts. Asked are public investment, particularly in the construction industry.


The chief economist of the Rhine-Westphalian Institute for Economic Research (RWI), Roland Döhrn said that the demand must be improved. The government should "in the sense of a global control action," not enough programs for individual branches. Moreover, should "reduce the tax burden on citizens by reforming the federal income tax tariff." It could also reduce the solidarity surcharge will be made. The Ifo institute had predicted an unemployment rate of 3.971 million in 2010 to 3.471 million in 2009 and 3.266 million for this year. The RWI expected in the coming years an increase in the number of unemployed to 3.44 million to 3.265 million 2008th


From the financial crisis is a global economic crisis has become more and more companies and cancel large-scale bodies. In the U.S. alone, the number of unemployed in November at 533 000 climbed to its highest level in 15 years. Here is a list of companies from around the world who have announced in recent weeks, a massive loss of jobs: lenovo 3000 y500 battery


10th November, USA: The German post office building in the U.S. in nearly 15,000 posts. The division of DHL Express business in the U.S. in early 2009 are set almost completely.


14th November, USA: The IT company Sun Microsystems will be deleted during the next year 5000-6000 authorities - that are up to 18 percent of the global workforce. This is to be saved each year 700 million to 800 million dollars.


17th November, USA: The deep which become the wake of the financial crisis, U.S. bank Citigroup removes additional 53 000 jobs. Including the previously announced elimination of 22,000 jobs and the sale of assets reduces the number of jobs at the bank, up 20 percent. End of 2007 the bank employed 375,000 people worldwide yet.


30th November, Germany: The German mobile service provider Freenet is based on 1000 points. The end of September, the company employed 7,700 people.


1st December, Germany: The Bavarian Landesbank afflicted canceling its 5600 total of 19 200 points. But at its headquarters in Munich and in the branches of the core bank should at least 1,000 jobs will be deleted.


2nd December, USA: The U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase reduced the number of offices for the Washington Mutual Savings Bank acquired by it to 9200th Washington Mutual had the time of removal nearly 42,000 employees.


4th December, USA: The U.S. telecommunications giant AT & T canceling because of the economic crisis 12 000 jobs. This represents four percent of AT & T jobs. The job cuts is to begin in December and be completed in the course of 2009.


4th December, Switzerland: After heavy losses again occur, Credit Suisse heavily on the brakes. The second largest Swiss bank aims to save 5300 jobs or eleven percent of its worldwide staff.


4th December, U.S. and Germany: The U.S. chemical company DuPont is building in Germany from about 500 of its 4,000 jobs. Worldwide, the deletion is planned by 2500 points.


8th December, USA: The U.S. chemical giant Dow Chemical strokes because of the worldwide economic crisis 5000 jobs in its core workforce and close 20 production. In addition, Dow Chemical shut down 180 factories, employing 6000 times, temporary employees do not continue. lenovo ideapad u450 battery


9th December, Japan: Sony builds the world from 8000 jobs. The job cuts will take place in the electronics division of the group, working in around 160,000 employees.


12th December, USA: The economic crisis and the takeover of the stricken house Merrill Lynch money cost the Bank of America up to 35,000 jobs over the next three years. Affected employees were from two areas of the new company, said the bank.