No tax sops for companies who outsource: Obama

WASHINGTON: Amid indications that outsourcing could become a hot issue in the November polls, the President, Mr Barack Obama, has made his stand on the issue clear, saying that tax breaks should go to companies that create jobs in the US and not overseas .

Obama vows to end outsourcing US jobs

The US President has promised tax breaks for only those companies which will not outsource.

Vodafone Looking to Outsource Customer Management Jobs

Vodafone UK is reported to be planning to outsource its Newbury based customer management team to Amdocs, local trade magazine Mobile Today claimed, citing the telecoms union Prospect. The union says that the move affects around 40 Vodafone staff based at the headquarters.

State workers sue over tech jobs

Long-simmering concerns among West Virginia’s state employees about public technology jobs have boiled over into a legal challenge. The West Virginia Public Workers Union Local 170 has sued the state’s Office of Technology and its chief technology officer. It seeks to block Kyle Schafer and his agency from proposing any contracts that could outsource tech-related projects or jobs.

Obama wields anti-outsourcing card again

WASHINGTON, USA: Accusing opposition Republicans of pushing bankrupt economic policies and putting politics ahead of national welfare, President Barack Obama has vowed to end Bush era tax cuts encouraging companies to "create jobs and profits in other countries".

A labor-less Labor Day or how I spent my unemployed summer break

Even when the economy adds jobs the numbers still look bad: companies added a net total of 67,000 jobs in August but the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work. As a result the jobless rate rose to 9.6% and the debate over how to best create jobs and avoid a double-dip recession, which might be inevitable regardless ...

APAC renovations make room for new employees

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW)-- A local business announces plans to expand and provide new jobs.  APAC Customer Services, Inc. is a customer service call center focusing on billing and technical support questions.