Airport, ministries, companies reopen after Teva ‘solidarity’ strike – The Times of Israel

Large swaths of Israels economy slowly returned to business on Sunday afternoon after a solidarity strike over pharmaceutical giant Tevas plan to lay off some 1,750 Israeli employees shut down the public sector across the country for four hours. On Sunday morning, Teva employees gathered outside the pharmaceutical companys offices in Jerusalem, in the coastal…

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A Major Australian Fashion Label Has Gone Into Voluntary Administration – Marie Claire

As online shopping tightens its grip on our credit cards (hello, Black Friday), and international high street brands, with their bargain-price, covetable clothing, become more accessible than ever before, local labels are feeling the pinch. Case in point: today Lover has gone into voluntary administration. Ferrier Hodgson partners Morgan Kelly and Ryan Eagle have been appointed…

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A major customer’s failure to pay has been blamed for the loss of 102 jobs at a Dover firm – Kent Live

Administrators have said Dover-based ship repairers Burgess Marine went under because a major customer failed to pay up. The company, which did everything from upgrading superyachts to repairing warships, has made 102 people redundant. Although based in Channel View Road the company has four other sites across the South Coast all of which have been…

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General strike in Israel over layoffs – NEWS.com.au

Israel’s trade union federation Histadrut has called for a nationwide general strike on Sunday to protest planned massive layoffs at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest generic drug producer and Israel’s largest company. The strike will hit airports, ports, banks and government offices across the country, which are set to remain closed until noon. On…

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