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Leading S.African retailer Pick n Pay sheds 3,500 jobs

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | One of South Africa’s largest retailers Pick n Pay on Monday said it had cut around 3,500 jobs — 10 percent of its workforce — in a bid to curb costs in an economy battling a recession. “The voluntary severance programme is one of several …

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Microsoft announces ‘some’ job cuts

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations. “Today, we are taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are under consideration or that their positions will …

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Ericsson to end manufacturing in Sweden, cut 3,000 jobs

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP |  Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson plans to end manufacturing in Sweden with the loss of around 3,000 jobs, Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reported late Wednesday. The daily said it had obtained “confidential documents” outlining a three billion kronor (313-million-euro, $350-million) cost-cutting programme. According to Svenska Dagbladet, …

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