Posts Tagged ‘staff’
Temp hiring no longer seen as sign of recovery
When employers hire temporary staff after a recession, it’s long been seen as a sign they’ll soon hire permanent workers. Not these days.
Employment – Recession – Business – Unemployment – United States
Alert staff at bank and remittance firm foil kidnap scam
A KIDNAP scam was thwarted by alert staff from a bank and a remittance company who promptly called the police on Monday afternoon.
Police said that the victim, a 55-year-old housewife, received a call at about 2.30pm while she was at home, from a male caller who spoke to her in Mandarin.
In the background, the victim said she heard what sounded like her 27-year-old son screaming for help befor… more
Improbable China Part II
The Peninsula Hotel in Beijing has far more staff than its counterpart in New York. Squads of doormen hail cabs, busboys compete for baggage, water glasses are filled in the restaurant without asking. In the department store nearby dozens of sales clerks idly rearrange the merchandise and getting there is…
U.S. judge appoints trustee to run Thornburg Mortgage (Reuters)
Reuters – A bankruptcy judge appointed a trustee to take over the liquidation of Thornburg Mortgage after it was discovered former executives were using staff and equipment to launch a start-up venture.
Rio Tinto moves iron, steel staff out of China: report (Reuters)
Reuters – Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc has evacuated staff in China involved in research of the iron ore and steel industry in response to the detention of some of its iron ore traders by state authorities, the Australian Financial Review reported on Thursday.



