Global Stories

Workers & employers differ in 2024 business growth optimism

UK workers' confidence in business growth dampened by cost of living pressures, with 72% optimistic for 2024, compared to 89% of employers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2024

Digital Transformation

UK job market takes a hit amid economic instability in 2023

The UK job market faced a slump in late 2023 amid economic unrest, leading to a reduced number of vacancies but an increased demand for skilled labour, says the latest KPMG and REC report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jan 2024

Telstra

Vodafone sets latest round of redundancies into motion

Vodafone has offered the bulk of its staff voluntary redundancy with rumours saying it aims to drop as many as 400 of its 2700 employees.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019

Unified Communications

Union blasts Telstra for plans to cut 8,000 jobs

Telstra to cut 8,000 jobs in restructuring plan, but Communications Workers Union accuses company of prioritising short-term profits over long-term services.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Redundancies ahead for HPE NZ employees amidst global restructuring

It has been rumoured that employees of HPE NZ could be facing redundancy due to the HPE Next initiative introduced by Meg Whitman last year.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2018

Lenovo

Lenovo cuts loose channel director in Oz jobs trim

Tech giant makes changes within its Australian workforce, cutting back on its channel sales director for the region.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 6th Sep 2013

Unified Communications

Thanks for all the hard work, now you're fired

Telecom's strategic review of Gen-i Australia slashes 120 jobs, focusing on large corporate customers amid revenue dip and past scandals.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2013

Oracle

Java founder quits Oracle

James Gosling (pictured) has resigned from enterprise software company, choosing to not publically explain his reasons why.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 12th Apr 2010

Stories from Other Regions

Risk & Compliance

Economic pressures hit largest NZ businesses hardest, BELR report reveals

New Zealand's largest businesses are feeling the brunt of economic pressures, with double the redundancy rate of SMEs, says BELR.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Nov 2023

Digital Transformation

AI to reshape Australian industries, creating new opportunities

Australian industries are on the cusp of a significant transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) poised to reshape job roles across various sectors.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2023

Ingram Micro

EXCLUSIVE: Changes at Ingram NZ as Connector Systems fully absorbed

Ingram Micro NZ restructures post-Connector Systems acquisition; MD Gary Bigwood denies large-scale redundancies, citing strategic role shifts instead.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018

Unified Communications

Telstra to cut jobs across Australia as work goes offshore

Australia's Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has confirmed Telstra plans to cut over 100 jobs, sending the work overseas.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018

Unified Communications

Faint praise from industry body for 'Fonterra for meat' report

The industry body that helped fund a major study to reform the red meat sector has damned with faint praise the resulting report from the Meat Industr.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2015