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There is a chill in the air, and even though Halloween is several weeks away, Americans are starting to think about holiday shopping, as retailers complete their hiring plans.
Tesla has been cited as one of the best places to work in the United States. However, it is also a place where hundreds of people have been fired for not measuring up.
The president of the Canadian union representing striking GM workers said this morning that the company is ramping production in Mexico, threatening to transfer jobs if the strike is not ended.
GM is reportedly set to halt production on four of its slow-selling cars for the last six weeks of the year in an effort to align inventory with demand.
The vast majority of managers in the United States said they would contact their employees outside of work hours, unlike supervisors in many European countries where emailing subordinates after hours...
Japan-based automakers built nearly 4 million vehicles in the U.S. last year and directly employed more than 90,000 U.S. employees.
The strike against a GM assembly plant in Canada threatens supplies of the company's Equinox SUV, the second-best selling vehicle the company produces.
Among the conclusions of a new study is that many people think robots will make it more difficult to find jobs. Is legislation the only way to protect jobs threatened by technology?
It is difficult to see how Ford can meet its newly announced cost-cutting goals without "downsizing" his workforce.
Uber has begun a new promotion to get drivers in the United States. But does the plan clearly make it hard for Uber to have much quality control over new drivers?
IBM has more workers in India than the United States, Toyota announced an electronic car joint venture with Mazda, Uber will kill is car leasing business, and other important headlines.
Target is setting a new precedent among most major retailers, and thousands of Target employees are going to see a nice addition on their checks.
Toys "R" Us may be bankrupt, but it is not dead yet. The company said it will add 12,050 temporary holiday workers.
Walmart won't hire temporary workers for the holidays, while most large retailers need to add tens of thousands of people to handle the late-year shopping crush.
Best Buy posted a disappointing forecast, Ford said it would close plants in North America, Walmart will not hire temp workers for the holidays, and more important headlines.