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Minister s jobs and cash pledge
Evening Telegraph - Nicol Stephen arriving at NCR. Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen today expressed his hope that many of the 650 workers axed by NCR in Dundee would be back in employment within 12 months (writes Steven Bell). He also pledged more cash to secure or

Perlos, Finnish maker of cellphone parts, to cut 30% of jobs
Herald Tribune - HELSINKI: Perlos, the largest maker of plastic parts for cellphones, said Monday that it would cut more than 4,000 jobs as it forecast a 25 percent revenue drop this year amid declining demand in Europe. The cuts, which will reduce the work force of

Military base brings 5,000 jobs
BBC UK - The first of two packages under the deal will see training for 6,500 personnel transferred to the two sites over five years from 2008. The second, also won by Metrix, will involve training for 4,500 currently spread across 18 sites in the UK. Some 10

Textile factory jobs under threat
BBC News - The workforce of a County Down textile company are facing redundancy after the firm lost a major contract for yarn. McCleery Technical Yarns, Killinchy, employs 30 people at its Balloo Mills, Ballybunden Road site. A company spokesman said that, as a

600 Civil Service Jobs 'To Be Axed'
Guardian Unlimited - The headquarters of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is to close with the loss of up to 600 jobs, unions have said. Officials said staff were told that plans were being drawn up to close the London office by 2010 and staff relocated to

Disabled 'Need More Help With Jobs'
Guardian Unlimited - Not enough is being done by the Government to help disabled people get jobs and keep them, an influential group of MPs has said. More than a million people on incapacity benefit say they want to work, but only 160,000 take advantage of state-funded

UPDATE 1-ResCap cuts 1,000 jobs,cites tough mortgage market
Reuters - DETROIT, Jan 16 (Reuters) - ResCap, the holding company for the real-estate financing business of GMAC, said on Tuesday it would cut 1,000 jobs -- about 7 percent of its work force -- in a cost-cutting triggered by a slack U.S. housing market. ResCap

500 jobs created at Ford and Cosi
BBC UK - Creative Outsourcing Solutions International (Cosi) said it is to add new high-tech equipment and increase production over three years. Meanwhile, Ford have announced the creation of 200 manufacturing jobs at its Bridgend engine plant. The firm said