Covid-19 pandemic hit." Gennette wrote in an email to staff, obtained by Bloomberg News. “And with that, everything changed."With sinatra and sanitizer, Bloomingdale’s is back: NYC reopensThe fresh layoff news comes just two weeks after the department-store chain heartened investors by announcing it had reopened 450 stores in some capacity and expected to exit the second quarter with a “clean inventory position." Gennette said at the time that reopened stores are performing better than anticipated, initially sending shares soaring.But share prices have sunk since then, as customers in some markets continue to avoid large indoor retail spaces in favor of online ordering, local businesses or, to the fear of many retailers, not spending money.

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US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring.The nation has now recovered roughly one-third of the 22 million jobs it lost to the pandemic recession.

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Space Force headquarters: Brevard, Orange, Seminole counties backed by DeSantis

TALLHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has endorsed six Florida counties and three cities that hope to land the command headquarters of the U.S.

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New Rutgers president cuts salary by 10% citing financial impact of coronavirus

(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The new president of New Jersey's flagship university has cut his salary by 10%, citing the school's ongoing financial issues related to the coronavirus outbreak.Jonathan Holloway made the announcement Wednesday, his first day on the job. Rutgers faces a projected $250 million financial hit next school year due to the pandemic and has laid off hundreds of employees.The university also wants to freeze scheduled pay increases for workers.Holloway was named the university's president in January.

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Airbus confirms thousands of job cuts after coronavirus crisis grounds flights

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxAirbus has confirmed thousands of job cuts after the coronavirus crisis slashed profits and grounded flights.They include 1,435 at its plant in Broughton, north Wales, and 295 at Filton, Bristol.The company plans to cut 15,000 jobs in total as it deals with the effects of Covid-19 on the industry.

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NYC passes budget that cuts $1B from NYPD

NEW YORK - New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, acknowledging protesters' demands to cut police spending — but falling short of what activists sought.The vote by the City Council came at an extraordinary moment when the nation's biggest city is grappling with a $9 billion revenue loss due to the coronavirus pandemic and simultaneously with pressure to cut back on policing and invest more in community and social programs.Protesters have been camped outside City Hall, insisting that the city slash $1 billion from the New York Police Department’s budget amid a nationwide campaign to “defund” police — a movement animated

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AP Source: NFL cutting preseason in half, pushing back start

The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following an all virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league hasn’t announced that the preseason will be cut from four games to two.The pandemic forced teams to conduct their entire offseason programs via videoconference. So, teams will be gathering together for the first time when training camps open July 28.Minus the usual minicamps, on-field practices and in-person weight training from April to June, players’ conditioning won’t be what it normally is.

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Topshop and Dorothy Perkins group Arcadia to cut 500 jobs as latest Covid-19 victim

Philip Green's British fashion group Arcadia plans to cut 500 of its head office workforce of 2,500, it said on Wednesday, blaming the coronavirus crisis for the restructuring.

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Jobs: Despite Covid-19, IIT Delhi breaks its own record in campus placements

NEW DELHI : Breaking its own record of previous years amid Covid-19, job offers for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi students saw an uptick of 4% this year. As several companies rescinded their offers due to an economic slowdown triggered by the outbreak of Covid-19, IIT-Delhi had to re-conduct the second phase of its placement drive which saw 100 new job offers."IIT Delhi has broken all previous year records of job placements.

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Coronavirus: Layoffs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic due to ‘challenging fiscal realities’

Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Sask Polytech) says 45 employees have received permanent layoff notices as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the education sector.The post-secondary institution said the suspension of the majority of on-campus operations has resulted in significant reductions or stoppages of work, including some that can’t be done remotely.

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Airlines ease restrictions as Air Canada makes cuts

Air Canada and WestJet are about to start selling tickets for middle seats again. Dawna Friesen looks at the criticism, as Air Canada announces new service suspensions and the shutdown of operations at eight regional airports.

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Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs to survive coronavirus crisis

TOULOUSE : Airbus is cutting 15,000 jobs within a year, including 900 already earmarked in Germany, saying its future is at stake after the coronavirus outbreak paralysed air travel.Airbus is moving swiftly to counter damage caused by a 40% slump in its 55-billion-euro ($61.8 billion) jet business following the pandemic, balancing belt-tightening against aid offered by European governments and future priorities.But it faces tough talks with governments as well as unions, which immediately pledged to fight compulsory redundancies.

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Coronavirus: Air Canada cutting domestic routes

Air Canada is cutting 30 domestic routes and grounding 79 planes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Sean O’Shea has more.

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Coronavirus pandemic claims more jobs in Dumfries and Galloway

them.” MSP Colin Smyth said: “No stone should be left unturned to stop job losses at Brown Brothers.“This is really devastating news for the staff that could be affected by job cuts and my thoughts are very much with them and their families. It was always my fear that when the UK Government began ending the job retention scheme that many staff who had been furloughed by the companies in the region would be made redundant.“That’s why I have been calling for the scheme to be extended to give companies time to adapt and rebuild.

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Easyjet announces 1,900 UK jobs at risk in Covid-19 cut back – including 700 pilots

FREE newsletter is out of this world! Get the biggest, brightest and weirdest stories straight to your inboxEasyjet is preparing to permanently close three major UK airport babies, including Stansted, Southend and Newcastle, as well as axe up to 1,900 UK jobs as part of a huge restructuring following the coronavirus pandemic. The budget airline announced it will be axing up to 727 pilots, and up to 1,900 jobs in total, a month after it warned it may need to reduce staff numbers by up to 30%.

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Ayrshire council makes 'steady progress' in grass-cutting backlog caused by Covid-19

North Ayrshire Council says it is making steady progress in tackling the backlog of grass-cutting caused by the temporary halt of the service due to Covid-19.During the initial phase of lockdown, many grounds maintenance staff had to be redeployed to other essential frontline services, including bin collections and food delivery to help in the council’s response to crisis.During this time, only essential grounds maintenance works were carried out.With government measures introduced in late May to begin relaxing lockdown, the council, along with local authorities across the country, resumed its wider grass-cutting services last month.Initially the works focused on parks, promenades and main routes.

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B.C. announces $5M grant to get youth back to work during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuition hikes amid coronavirus pandemic unacceptable, student groups say Each project will employ up to 10 young people, who will adhere to physical-distancing guidelines.“This partnership program is a great complement to the federal Canada Student Service Grant announced by the federal government last week,” said Mark. Canada launches student service grant, aims at fighting coronavirus pandemic Chief Councillor Robert J.

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Alberta boosts infrastructure spending by 40%, cuts business tax to bolster economy

a global pandemic and oil price collapse.“Albertans have risen to the challenge to the pandemic,” he said.

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Newfoundland needs help as coronavirus cuts off tourism, fishing work: premier

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coronavirus pandemic. Even with provincial funding, which helped facilities reopen on June 15, directors now worry they won’t stay viable until September.Margot Nickerson, an early childhood educator at St.

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do-gaz doori, and covering of face were the only medicine against coronavirus pandemic till the time a vaccine is developed. Everyone has faced problems, be it young, old, poor or rich, because of this pandemic and there is no clarity when this pandemic will be over," he said.Modi said the UP government had provided 3 million houses to the poor, 300,000 government jobs, controlled the law and order situation, made the state open-defecation free in the last three years, and has transferred ₹5,000 crore to 32.5 million women under the Jan Dhan Yojana in the last few months.Last week, Modi had virtually launched the GKRA, aimed at providing employment to returning migrant workers.

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PM Modi says Uttar Pradesh will generate 1.25 crore jobs in coming days

₹5,000 crore to 3.25 crore women under the Jan Dhan Yojana in the last few months, Modi added.Last week, Modi had virtually launched the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan with the aim to provide employment to migrant workers who returned to their villages during the two month long nationwide lockdown imposed to curb spread of coronavirus. Both Bihar, where the scheme was first launched last week, and Uttar Pradesh are two of the most hit states due to reverse migration over the last three months which was triggered due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus pandemic.The Centre had chosen 116 worst affected districts by reverse migration across six states.

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PM Modi launches UP's mega employment scheme to provide jobs to 1.25 crore migrant workers

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Jobs boost for Perth as supermarket chain reveals it is looking for another site in the city

Perth could be set for a jobs boost after Lidl revealed it was looking for another site in the city.The supermarket giant listed the Fair City in a sites requirement brochure released earlier this month.Blairgowrie is also listed, with a Lidl part of a major development in the town already.Drivers told to be aware as work on A9 gets back underwayThere is already a Lidl in Perth, on Riggs Road, but this could mean another for the company.A spokesperson for the company told the Perthshire Advertiser the document listed towns and cities that “are of interest to us”.She said that while a site in Blairgowrie had already been identified, there was “nothing firm is yet in the pipeline” for Perth.Businesses in region welcome easing of COVID-19

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COVID-19 pandemic cost many their jobs

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New Jersey adds nearly 1,900 suspected COVID-19 deaths

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B.C. government extends temporary layoff provisions

CERB), which extends to a maximum of 24 weeks.Earlier this week the federal government lengthened its temporary layoff program to six months. The change impacts federally regulated private businesses including banks and airlines.

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Sonos Slashing 12% of Workforce, Closing NYC Store & Cutting Executive Pay

Sonos is laying off 12% of its global workforce, and closing its New York retail store along with six satellite offices, due to challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the audio product and smart speaker manufacturer's latest filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Jobs blow at Dumfriesshire food firm Brown Brothers

Upper Nithsdale has been hit with a devastating jobs blow. Meat processing firm Browns Food Group announced that it is considering making up to 63 workers – about 10 per cent of employees - redundant.

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Many more likely sought jobless aid with layoffs still high

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UK's Royal Mail to slash 2,000 management jobs in pandemic cost-cutting

coronavirus pandemic.The group said on Thursday that senior executive and non-operational roles will be the hardest hit in the plan to save 330 million pounds ($410 million) over two years.“In recent years, our U.K. business has not adapted quickly enough to the changes in our marketplace of more parcels and fewer letters," said Keith Williams, interim executive chairman at Royal Mail Group.

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Struggle to fill Manitoba jobs not due to lack of willing staff: Retail Council

Canadian Emergency Response Benefits (CERB) to get off the couch and back to their jobs, but a Retail Council of Canada director says a lack of willing staff isn’t the problem.John Graham, the council’s prairie director of government relations, told 680 CJOB there are other issues facing retailers that are far more pressing — like commercial rent costs.“Manitoba’s one of the only provinces in Canada that doesn’t have a commercial rent eviction moratorium.

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Covid-19 may increase ethical challenges for Indian corporates, finds EY survey

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Small businesses, corporates biggest beneficiaries of loan moratorium: Canara Bank chief

MUMBAI : Public sector lender Canara Bank has 17% of its loan book under repayment moratorium, with small businesses and corporates being the biggest beneficiary of this scheme, LV Prabhakar, chief executive officer, Canara Bank told Mint in an interview.“About 19% of the borrowers (by number) have utilised the repayment deferment of interest and instalment," said Prabhakar.While 38% of the bank’s small business borrowers have opted for the moratorium, about 34% of corporate borrowers have utilised it. Besides, 5% retail borrowers and 3% of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have taken the deferment benefit.

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Royal Mail to cut 2,000 jobs as coronavirus crisis slashes profits

Royal Mail is set to cut 2,000 jobs, with chief executive Keith Williams announcing a “management restructure”.The overhaul has been implemented in a bid to slash costs in the face of the coronavirus crisis.The UK's postal service said it needed to take "immediate action" after profit before tax plunged 25% to £180m in the year to March.A further £300million is set to be axed in spending until 2022 to address the impact of coronavirus.Mr Williams said: "We're taking immediate action on costs, which will result in a £130 million saving in people costs next year and flat non-people costs, along with a reduction of around £300 million in capex (capital expenditure) across the Group over the next two years, to address the immediate impact of

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Royal Mail is set to make 2,000 workers redundant in a huge £130million restructuring move that's been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Aster DM Healthcare cuts capex, but stock may be in the slow lane

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PM says DfID jobs are safe but MSPs want firmer reassurances over what merger means

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WestJet announces sweeping changes including more than 3,300 job cuts

WestJet is expected to cut more than 3,300 jobs after announcing changes and restructuring as COVID-19 continues to impact the travel industry. Adam MacVicar reports.

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Qantas Airways to raise $1.3 billion and cut at least 6,000 jobs due tocovid-19

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Coronavirus: More than 100 Manitoba employees losing jobs, says WestJet

WestJet confirms there will be a number of permanent layoffs in Manitoba because of the COVID-19 crisis.WestJet Airlines Ltd. said Wednesday it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.Company spokesperson Morgan Bell tells Global News a total of 116 Manitoba employees are being permanently laid off, including 104 in Winnipeg and 12 in Brandon.

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Latest WestJet layoffs affect 3,333 employees as COVID-19 cripples airline industry

WestJet backs away from labour code exemption that would facilitate mass layoffs The moves are being made to position the company for “a competitive future following the COVID-19 crisis,” the Calgary-based airline said in a post on its website.The pandemic has seen the airline park two-thirds of its fleet after border shutdowns prompted it to suspend most of its schedule — including all international trips — in late March. Coronavirus pandemic: WestJet suspending international travel “Throughout the COVID-19 crisis we have had to make many challenging decisions.

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NASA names headquarters after Mary Jackson, agency’s first Black female engineer

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Covid-19: Mumbai at 69,528 cases, Maharashtra's tally at 1,42,900

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 3890 new covid-19 cases taking the state's tally of covid-19 positive cases to 142900.Active cases however, are at 62,354 in the state and total patients discharged so far are 73,792.The state's capital, Mumbai, the biggest contributor in the state and country's coronavirus tally reported 1118 new cases today taking the city's tally to 69,528. With 38 new deaths reported today, Mumbai's total deaths stand at 3,964.

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