Job exports unnerve Europe too as employers look east, south
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Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he had worked for 24 years.
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BusinessWeek Online - Europe faces an unusual level of political and economic uncertainty in the coming year. Of course, the biggest news events of any year are always the ones no one can predict, but here are some important developments to watch for the continent in 2005:
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Paul Binder, TARGET International Executive Search director for central Europe (PB): Most of the fears of a mass migration from the new EU member states were not justified and I think they will not be fulfilled ...
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Business activity in the U.S. and Europe cranked up a notch at the tail end of 2004, but companies remained cautious about taking on new workers according to surveys in the dominant service sector of major Western economies released on Wednesday.
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As Western Europeans head back to the office after their customary monthlong August vacations, they're finding more than just overflowing in-boxes. Their much-cherished short workweeks are under attack.
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(CBS/AP) Perhaps it has happened to you or someone you know: a job lost to a faceless competitor continents away, as part of the trend that has seen millions of jobs shift from the US to overseas in the past few years.
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More than 430 jobs will be lost at car giant Vauxhall in Britain, including 340 from Merseyside, under a huge cutback across Europe aimed at making savings.
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Â· Farmers say soft fruit may be left unharvestedÂ· Fewer EU migrants seeking farm jobs
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Outsourcing is seen as an increasing problem and UK firms should not move more jobs abroad, a survey finds.
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Western technology firms are increasingly seeking talent in Eastern Europe.
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Business confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s largest economy, fell to its lowest level in more than a year in November as the euro&#39;s climb to a record high against the dollar threatened exports and unemployment at a five-year high crimped consumer spending
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Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery &#151; and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the euro.
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A British industry survey has shown that business is facing increasing pressure to move jobs abroad to cut costs, with no sign that this global trend is set to reverse.
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UK companies lag behind their European counterparts in offering flexible working, a report suggests.
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Business confidence in Germany, Europe s largest economy, probably fell for the third month in four in November as the euro s climb to a record threatened exports and unemployment rose, a survey of economists ...
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THE number of manufacturing jobs has been steadily declining in Germany. That trend could continue thanks to porous borders to the east, according to a poll by consultant AT Kearney.
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Factory orders in Germany, Europe s largest economy, probably fell for the second month in three in August as soaring oil prices weighed on global growth, a survey of economists showed.