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On Tuesday, Spiegel announced that the parent company of the Snapchat app would be cutting about 20% of positions, making good on layoff plans that leaked to the media in early August.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Volvo spokesman John Mies says the company doesn’t know how long the layoffs will last but employees will receive unemployment benefits while on layoff.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2019

Volvo spokesman John Mies says the company doesn’t know how long the layoffs will last but employees will receive unemployment benefits while on layoff.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2019

As for active workers, the recession has slowed the shift to second-tier labor because employers first need to find new jobs for 4,000 older first-tier workers now on layoff.

From Time • May 12, 2010

Kodak has told 1,000 employees, mostly instant-film workers, that they will go on layoff every sixth week.

From Time Magazine Archive




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