In a bid to maintain operational efficiency, the company is undertaking several cost cutting measures including a number of lay-offs.
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But, by cutting off money, the Democrats lay themselves open to the charge that they are damaging the morale and perhaps even the capabilities of troops in the field.
Usually quite the opposite happens as cost cutting dominates, leading to outsourcing and lay-offs reducing the workforce.
So I think the trick for us in manufacturing is to make sure we have the absolute best, cutting-edge practices that we can lay out across the world.
Lacking any plans to drive growth, in old or new markets, it was no surprise that lay-offs and draconian cost cutting continued.
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Surprisingly, Sun's resurgence appears to be based not only on the boring stuff of lay-offs and cost-cutting, but also on a vigorous plan to grow in an industry that is supposedly stagnant.
But, according to Becker, cost-cutting opportunities would be limited since it is hard to lay people off in the home market of both banks.
In addition to American's job cutbacks, United has announced it is slashing 20, 000 jobs, Continental is cutting 12, 000 positions and U.S. Airways expects to lay off 11, 000 employees.
Vestas also said they plan on cutting a further 3, 000 jobs, having already made a series of lay-offs across the United States over the past few months.
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Such cost-cutting is hampered by restrictive labour laws, combative unions and politicians who see mass lay-offs as a threat to the social fabric.
Most of all, the prime minister tried to lay out how the compassionate conservatism he espoused in opposition relates to the deficit-cutting and often painful transformation of the welfare state that have characterised his term so far.
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