QVC Trims Workers’ Hours and Raises

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:31:27 +0000

In its most recent move to reduce staffing levels in the face of declining sales volume, QVC is reducing work hours by the equivalent of about a day a week for call-center employees in in San Antonio, Texas; Chesapeake, Va.; Port St. Lucie, Fla.; and distribution-center workers in Lancaster; Rocky Mount, N.C.; Florence, S.C.; and Suffolk, Va. In addition, the retailer is also reportedly suspending merit pay increases across the board. Delaware County Local Times (PA) Feb. 20, 2009

HSN Cuts 185 TV and Catalog Jobs

admin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:54:02 +0000

HSN Inc. announced on Friday the immediate elimination of 110 positions from its TV operation and 75 positions from its Cornerstone catalog operation. The company also said that it will not fill an additional 52 currently open positions. In the case of both HSN TV and Cornerstone, the cuts represent less than three percent of the workforce. St. Petersburg Times (FL) Dec. 5, 2008

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QVC Trims Workers’ Hours and Raises

HSN Cuts 185 TV and Catalog Jobs