40 per cent of HR directors at UK technology and media companies are planning to cut IT staff in the coming few months, a new survey has found.
Google today confirmed it had cut 15 staff from its operations in Australia and New Zealand as part of a global pull-back.
Queensland's ICT industry this morning launched itself wholeheartedly into the state election, placing advertisements demanding support from both sides of politics to boost technology jobs and the industry as a whole.
Union leaders have warned that more tech jobs could be at risk at UK bank Barclays in the wake of its decision to axe more than 400 IT posts.
Microsoft and PBL's online joint operation ninemsn has lost its chief operating officer Nick Spooner after the company reportedly decided to shed the role completely.
Newly formed government body the New Zealand Transport Agency has advertised for a chief information officer to lead a substantial internal change program, with a projected salary of more than $200k.
Both Autodesk and Motorola have announced substantial layoff plans over the past several days.
SAP, one of the world's largest software-application companies, overnight released healthy results for its fourth quarter, but said it planned to cut 3,000 staff in the face of tough economic times.
German software maker SAP has cut a number of staff from its Australian division in line with globally mandated targets.
Storage giant EMC yesterday in the US announced plans to cut 2,400 positions from its workforce, despite expectations of posting record fourth-quarter revenues.
Australia appears to have largely escaped the Microsoft job cuts announced overnight, with just a single worker losing their spot.
National Australia Bank today confirmed the outcome of a review into staffing would see the positions of a further 179 Australian technology staff threatened.
Sun Microsystems late last week announced plans to shed between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs.
Sony yesterday revealed plans to lay off 16,000 workers in its electronics business worldwide as part of a broader plan to trim expenses and tighten its focus in what it said was a difficult financial climate.
There is still plenty of local work for skilled IT staff despite a global financial crisis, according to one of Australia's largest technology staff recruiters, but not much room to move in terms of higher salaries.
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