PARIS — In recent months, Fabrice Chabance has had plenty to keep him awake at night. Two foreign-owned factories in Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, a region of 11,000 people where he is a political leader, have announced plans
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M.L.S. Layoffs Cut League’s Staff by 20 Percent
Major League Soccer reduced its work force by about 20 percent on Thursday through a combination of layoffs and the elimination of open positions, yet another sign of the punishing financial effect the coronavirus pandemic
Read morePret A Manger Will Try Anything to Survive
The pandemic made the lunch chain’s biggest strength — hundreds of stores in central London — its biggest weakness overnight. By Eshe Nelson LONDON — If you stand outside the Bank underground station, in the
Read moreWorkers Face Permanent Job Losses as the Virus Persists
Soon, a wave of people will have been out of work for more than six months, the threshold for long-term unemployment. By Jeanna Smialek, Ben Casselman and Gillian Friedman The United States economy is facing
Read moreInside the Social World of Shift-Scheduling Apps
Zoom fatigue, layoffs in Slack chat, reply-all meltdowns and the general destruction of work-life boundaries: The digitized plight of the white-collar office employee, 9-to-5-ing remotely, has been documented extensively. In non-white-collar industries, hit even harder
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