Retirement Jobs | Retirement Jobs News for 03/08/2009

10 Tips for Evaluating an Early Retirement Offer - US News and World Report
When companies are looking to reduce the size of their workforce, they sometimes try to entice workers to give up their jobs through buyout offers or early retirement incentives. At first glance, it might seem appealing to get a cash bonus or a year ...

Current recession on track to become worst since Great Depression - New Orleans Times-Picayune
WASHINGTON -- Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens. It wasn't the Great Depression. It was the 1981-82 recession, widely considered America's worst since the ...

Hyundai's New Motto: We're in This Together (Washington Post)
Consumers have resorted to the only bargaining tool left to them in an economy in which their jobs have been trashed, their pay and retirement checks diminished, and their health care rendered dangerously unaffordable...

Gaithersburg Police Chief Also Collects Disability Pension From Montgomery County (Washington Post)
After a long and distinguished career with the Montgomery County Police Department, John King made a request similar to that made by many Montgomery colleagues before him: He applied for a disability retirement pension, citing injuries first suffered years earlier...

Maine workers give up pay to save colleagues' jobs (Boston Globe)
As the recession deepens and more people lose their jobs, some workers in Maine have voluntarily given up part of their pay to keep their colleagues from being laid off...

Business Wire - NIRS to Hold Conference Call on New Pension Economic Report
February 25, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- The National Institute on Retirement Security will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 11 AM ET to present...

New York Jewish Week, The - Spending Your Tzedakah Dollars
March 5, 2009 -- SAVING SHEKELS The Jewish Week introduces a feature during the current economic crisis that will advise read- ers about saving money and spending...

Critics Question Officer's 2nd Career - Washington Post

Critics Question Officer's 2nd Career
Washington Post, United States
To critics of Montgomery's police disability system, King's retirement shows how department veterans can cash out long after they've stopped performing the most physically demanding parts of a police officer's job. To his supporters, he is being justly .
Montgomery Police Seeking Disability Find System Weighted in Their . Washington Post
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Recent changes to help people who lose their jobs (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Assistance for individuals - One-time payment: $250 to individuals who receive Social Security benefits, railroad retirement benefits, veterans compensation or pension benefits and Supplemental Security Income. Expected by the first week in June...

Moving to depreciated area could restore nest egg - Dallas Morning News

Moving to depreciated area could restore nest egg
Dallas Morning News, TX
It took at least 25 percent off the value of the retirement savings accounts. Finally, the recession came along. It may take their jobs. This would force them to retire. How do they turn all these lemons into lemonade? They make the traditional .

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Readers turn restless dreams into restful slumber
March 3, 2009 -- Dear Abby: I would like to comment on the letter from "Once a Mechanic . in Arizona" (Dec. 24), who still dreams about his job even though he is...

Hopes dashed as judges support compulsory retirement at 65 (Times Online)
Britains compulsory retirement age won the backing of European judges yesterday in a ruling that, for now at least, will dismay thousands of older workers who wish to stay on in their jobs...

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Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Enough with the self-esteem, already
March 1, 2009 -- Sure I'm buying two-for-one eggs in the grocery store and ignoring my retirement statements like everyone else in this crummy economy. But I'm also...

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) - More Oklahomans seek help for anxiety, depression during recession
February 27, 2009 -- A woman loses her job and needs help making a decision about whether to make a life-changing move. An oil-business family hard- hit by the economy...

The Loss Generation - Boston Globe

The Loss Generation
Boston Globe, United States
He has had nine jobs over the past decade, with three bouts of unemployment. He has watched his retirement funds drop from $130000 to $60000, and his investments in mutual funds fall from $110000 to $40000. After he lost his job in 2006, Maynard, .

Pension system is cracking - Newsday

Pension system is cracking
Newsday, NY
. more than the 3 percent contribution paid by New York employees - which is only paid during their first 10 years on the job. Some dozen states have switched to a defined-contribution system, akin to the private sector's 401(k) retirement plans. .

Garland creates temporary worker pools to help cut costs - Dallas Morning News

Garland creates temporary worker pools to help cut costs
Dallas Morning News, TX
By FRANK TREJO / The Dallas Morning News In a move expected to benefit taxpayers, the city has started two temporary worker pools to fill vacant municipal jobs. One is for former or retired employees and the other for Garland residents. .

Analysis: Obama's ambitious plans raise questions - The Associated Press

USA Today

Analysis: Obama's ambitious plans raise questions
The Associated Press
. direct exposure to stocks EUR” including through 401(k) and other retirement plans EUR” than ever. So a tumbling stock market is adding to the national angst as households see the value of their investments and homes plunge as job losses keep rising. .
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Obama Won't Take No for an Answer Washington Post
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Recession on track to be longest in postwar period - Wbt.com
Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens. It wasn't the Great Depression. It was the 1981-82 recession, widely considered America's worst since the depression. That ...

National News from AP: Headlines - Ledger Independent
WASHINGTON - Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens. It wasn't the Great Depression. It was the 1981-82 recession, widely considered America's worst since the ...

Schwab to Obama: Add 6 million jobs - San Francisco Chronicle

Schwab to Obama: Add 6 million jobs
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Quite a gathering the other night for the retirement party for former San Francisco Parking Commissioner James McCray, the pastor of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, which I attend. It was at City Hall. They used the North Light Court, .

Recession on track to be longest in postwar period (AP via Yahoo! News)
Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens...

The right move could save some retirees' futures (Austin American-Statesman)
If you are in your 50s or early 60s, you're in the Peril Period. And the Worst of All Possible Worlds appears to be happening. Everything EUR” home values, 401(k)s and jobs EUR” is going down the drain just as you're getting really serious about retirement...

Health-care reform: A shot in the arm for Detroit 3? - Detroit Free Press
But a sweeping reform of health care access and cost in the United States could go a long way to making the Detroit Three automakers more competitive with foreign-based rivals -- if they can survive long enough to see it. On Thursday, Obama ...

Retirement Jobs - Whos got them
Retirement Jobs Online - Yes, another retirement jobs search board. This sites main page has a very long list of job search and career links down the left hand side of the page (too long to list here). Clicking on Job Search returns a ...

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - Teaching career ahead
February 28, 2009 -- ROD Reed is preparing for a career change. The married father-of-two has worked at car giant Nissan in Washington for the past 23 years. But...

Regions will suspend retirement contributions to save money and .
Tags: Metro Area EUR¢ Money EUR¢ People EUR¢ Real Estate Loans EUR¢ Regions EUR¢ Retirement Contributions EUR¢ Retirement Jobs. Regions employs 6000 people in the metro area, and has been struggling under the weight of delinquent and uncollectible ...

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) - THE BIG PLAN FOR 'LITTLE MOSCOW; New scheme to revamp former mining village
March 3, 2009 -- Byline: By LINDA RICHARDS IT'S nicknamed Little Moscow - and now there are big plans for Chopwell. Despite being surrounded by some of the best...

Business Wire - NIRS to Hold Conference Call on New Pension Economic Report
February 23, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- The National Institute on Retirement Security will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 11 AM ET to present...

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There are lots of reasons that current or prospective retirees are job hunting, there are companies that are interested hiring experienced older workers, and there are job sites that focus on retirement jobs so companies can find ...

Threat to 40 jobs as slump hits firm (Shropshire Star)
Up to 40 jobs are at risk at one of Oswestrys leading employers following the massive slump in new house building and home sales. Richard Burbidge Ltd is looking to axe 40 posts in a cost-cutting strategy. The company cut 80 jobs, mainly through voluntary redundancy and early retirement last August - but sales have been further [.]..

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Obituary: CARTER, DOROTHY
February 27, 2009 -- Dorothy Ilene Don Carter 1918 ~ 2009 OGDEN - Dorothy Ilene Don Carter, 90, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Legacy House Assisted...

Older job-seekers face special hurdles - San Francisco Chronicle

Older job-seekers face special hurdles
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
"There is a social sea change under way, where retirement itself is being retired," said Tim Driver, who founded Retirementjobs.com, an online career site for people over 50, in 2006. The site has seen traffic nearly triple, from 250000 visitors in .

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Prepared text of Obama's address to Congress
February 25, 2009 -- Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and the first lady of the United States: I've come here tonight not only to address the...

Ready for long haul? - Abilene Reporter-News
** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009, AND THEREAFTER -- FILE ** In this Feb. 16, 1982, file three-year-old Michael Quinones has a little problem handling the free 5-pound package of processed American cheese his mother received as part of a U.S ...

After layoffs, early retirement program weighed in Fontana (The Press-Enterprise)
Fontana has laid off a dozen employees and is hoping to save more money by offering an early retirement program. The City Council will vote on the Golden Handshake program offered through the state Public Employee Retirement System at its Tuesday night meeting. If the city offers the program, eligible employees who retire would get two additional years of service credit, increasing their pensions...

The Best Companies to Work For - Vol XII | CareerAlley
Career advice, job search advice and job search site reviews. « Retirement Jobs - Whos got them. The Best Companies to Work For - Vol XII. Written by careeralley on March 7th, 2009. We continue to work our way through the 2nd half of ...

Troubled economy means troubled $leep - Burlington County Times
The number of new patients with symptoms of insomnia has doubled in the last six months for some doctors. The troubled economy is costing people more than jobs, homes, health insurance, credit, and retirement savings. You can add sleep to the list ...

Retirement costs cause headaches for schools (The Daily Telegram)
The increasing cost of paying into the state retirement system for school employees has some local superintendents worried, and a new retirement incentive being considered by the Michigan Legislature isnt making them feel much better...

Is a New Retirement Account in Our Future? - US News and World Report
Retirement security is a painful oxymoron to millions of older Americans. According to estimates from Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, we have lost $15 trillion in wealth from the declining values of our ...

Expert tips for finding retirement jobs
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and so it goes with retirement in 2009. The brutal stock market decline and frozen real estate market have wrecked the retirement plans of many Americans, who now find themselves back ...

European judges order ministers to justify retirement age of 65 - Times Online
Britain's compulsory retirement age of 65 will break European law if the Government cannot prove that there are social reasons for it, judges ruled today. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said that ministers would have to prove to the High Court ...

Puerto Rico plans to slash 30,000 government jobs - Reuters UK
He said "more than 30,000" jobs would be cut during the next year. Departing workers will be offered a voluntary retirement, then layoffs will begin, based on seniority, starting on July 1. Wage and benefits will be frozen during the next two years ...

Retirement Jobs - Tips for Seniors Seeking Employment
At least one in four older Americans are either postponing their retirement or seeking to return to the workforce, while 4 in 10 employers have designed programs to encourage late-career workers to stay past their traditional retirement ...

Where are the Best Retirement Jobs?.
Whether you are seeking work for monetary gain or personal fulfillment, there are many retirement jobs perfect for individuals over 50. Tags: best retirement jobs, retirement jobs, career opportunities...

Job Market Texas academy to turn out air-traffic controllers - Seattle Times

Job Market Texas academy to turn out air-traffic controllers
Seattle Times, United States
The students also can be taught to recognize and deal with the stress that often drives air-traffic controllers out of their jobs or into early retirement. Students who graduate from the program and pass FAA certification exams will be able to step .

Retirement Jobs | Advertising Blurbs
Retirement Jobs. Date March 7, 2009. Retirement is not just a time to relax, it can also be a time to explore your passions and try your hand at a job you didnt have the freedom to try during your working years. ...

Unemployment Reaches 25 Year High - KKTV 11 News

Voice of America

Unemployment Reaches 25 Year High
KKTV 11 News, CO
They are able to pay the bills, but all of the extras have had to be cut and there's no money going to retirement. Beth says her biggest challenge is having too much experience. "I've been told I'm over qualified , " she said. And the jobs just aren't .
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Unemployment soars to 8.1% in February Los Angeles Times
Jobless rate bolts to 8.1 percent, 651K jobs lost Forbes
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