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February 8 2010
Norton Rose
Background: Legal Practise, Norton Rose, realised it had to be able to cut people costs in response to changing demand, but wanted to minimise...
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February 8 2010
German hours reduction scheme saved 1.2 million jobs
According to the IAB Institute for Employment Research, over one million German workers benefited last year from a government scheme that provided...
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February 8 2010
Job sharing saves 20,000 Washington Jobs
The scheme, reported on by the Employment Security Department this week, works by cutting hours, rather than laying people off, with workers then...
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July 27 2009
Mills & Reeve
Background: UK law firm Mills & Reeve realised that cuts needed to be made and that redundancies were on the cards, but opened up decisions to staff...
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July 27 2009
Jaguar
Background: Jaguar needed to cut back on production and back-office staff costs in response to the slump in demand for new cars. They opened up a...
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July 27 2009
Honda
Background: Honda needed to make drastic cut backs in costs, while maintaining their ability to take advantage of future market improvements. While...
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July 27 2009
Toyota
Background: In 2009 Toyota realised they had to cut costs by at least 10%. Crucially for their success they decided to consult with their workers...
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July 27 2009
Vauxhall
Background: Vauxhall entered into extensive dialogue with staff representatives, which resulted in staff being given a choice of a range of...
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July 27 2009
JCB
Background: While JCB has been particularly badly hit by the construction downturn and has been unable to avoid redundancies, consultation with...
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July 27 2009
Nissan
Background: Nissan cut back on jobs, but supported workers with job advice centres and jobs fairs. Approach:In January 2009 Alan Clarke, One...
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