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Ep 92 – Dissecting the Acquisition of Monster and What’s Next

Workology

Randstad is an acquisition machine having acquired a number of companies in 2016 including Twango, Careo Group from Japan, Obiettivo Lavro in Italy. Don’t forget their acquisition of RiseSmart, outplacement service and technology in 2015. A special thank you to my production team at Total Picture Radio. Going Dutch.

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Are Major Layoffs More Common Since the Recession?

Intoo USA

According to Forbes , economists define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the gross domestic product (GDP). Although the definitions differ, holistically, they refer to the same circumstances: a decline in income, employment, consumer spending, and industrial production. Across All Industries.

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Are Major Layoffs More Common Since the Recession?

Intoo USA

According to Forbes , economists define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the gross domestic product (GDP). Although the definitions differ, holistically, they refer to the same circumstances: a decline in income, employment, consumer spending, and industrial production. Across All Industries.

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What the eclipse productivity loss buzz can teach us about work-life integration

Limeade

If you cleared a window in your schedule last week to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse, you contributed to an almost $700 million in lost productivity, according to a calculation by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Our take on eclipse productivity? Don’t sweat it. and ready to innovate.

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Retail Industry is Firing — And Hiring

HRExecutive

Announced job cuts for the first two months of 2017 are down 40 percent from the same period last year, the global outplacement firm notes, while the total number of new-hire announcements for January and February is at an all-time high of 162, 266 workers. Health Care/Products. Automotive. MONTH BY MONTH TOTALS. .

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March Madness Can Improve Office Morale

HRWatchdog

billion in lost productivity, according to a recent report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Major sporting events distract 49 percent of professionals at work, up from 38 percent in 2016, according to a recent Robert Half survey. In 2019, March Madness will cost employers an estimated $13.3 in their report.

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More holiday office parties, despite economic worries

Business Management Daily

Nearly 76% of companies plan to hold a holiday office party this year, the highest percentage since 2016, when 80% planned festivities, according to a survey conducted by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. “The positive impact of a good holiday party keeps on working long after the last dance.