Tag: layoffs

  • The mass firing of consumer protection workers was stopped by a judge

    The mass firing of consumer protection workers was stopped by a judge

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is sending out mass layoffs notices, defying a court order blocking further layoffs. The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) alleged that this violated a March court order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out a previous, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-spurred attempt to dismantle the agency. The NTEU said…

  • The job market is like a musical chair.

    The job market is like a musical chair.

    A group of US-based workers have created internal chat forums to inform one another of job openings as well as share updates about their contracts. Sarah Rodehorst, Co-founder of Onwards HR, a company that helps companies carry out layoffs, said that tech, health care, banking and finance are likely to see the biggest cuts in…