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...Strong deals in Europe have added to the mood, with listings for the likes of German defence contractor Renk and Athens International Airport rising after their market debuts....
...The delivery company said on Tuesday the headcount reductions would target its 85,000 workers in management, along with some contractors, with three-quarters of the lay-offs expected to occur in the first...
...Social networks including Meta, TikTok and YouTube hire external contractors to conduct this work....
...Noom said performance reviews were conducted for employees who consistently underperformed....
...The Bank of America chart below shows dollar performance against EM currencies (light blue) and DM currencies (dark blue) around the 2011 X-date: There is another factor to consider....
...Or take Swirl, the Slack add-on that randomly pairs up coworkers for informal chats, rekindling the serendipitous in-person experience of chatting in the office kitchen or elevator with a co-worker....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on August 9 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...The company said it was the responsibility of those using the product to assess “the fire performance of the chosen fabrication”....
...They should recruit directors willing to ignore browbeating and who structure pay packages for executives that reward them handsomely for spectacular performance....
...We took an elevator and a long hallway to an empty luxury suite overlooking the track, an enormous oval of grass and dirt, with a shimmering pond in the centre....
...ER asked her to sign an official “Policy Violation Warning” for allowing a personal relationship to “affect your work performance”....
...Based outside Washington, Lockheed is the world’s biggest defence contractor....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on December 7 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...Briefly Defence contractor Qinetiq is not so lucky....
...Shares in Uber continued a weeklong tumble on Thursday, as the ride-share group was unable to shake investor wariness over looming regulatory threats, despite financial performance suggesting its profitability...
...While the drivers can work when they like, Uber sets their fee, selects their customers, monitors their performance and “deactivates” them if they aren’t up to scratch....
...“Performance before publicity. It’s better to have performance first and publicity later,” Meily said. A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 14 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...from the constraints of the physical workplace, staff who would previously have “walked down to your office to see you [are] now working with colleagues in Singapore”, while managers are hiring outside contractors...
...The company downplayed any threat from a new law in California designed to give contractors, such as its drivers, more employment rights....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 19. ©2021 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...For many of the team members and contractors it was the first time that managers had actively discussed their work with them....
...The sale of the elevator business could net Thyssenkrupp as much as $20bn, the people said. 3G has been looking to strike a blockbuster investment after Kraft Heinz, which it controls along with Mr Buffett...
...A broken elevator meant residents on the second floor could not be taken to hospital appointments....
...ISS said: “It is questionable how a near-target performance . . . could lead to delivery of 80 per cent of the maximum bonus.”...
...Uber is eyeing a price for its initial public offering at or below the midpoint of its indicated $44-to-$50 range, reflecting the recent pullback in the US stock market and the dismal performance of rival...
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