For the last 10 days 1.000 Israel were deprived of work, greater part of which is workers of sphere of high-tech. As analysts predicted, practically at once upon termination of period of holidays the first wave of discharges began in Israel.

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Only for yesterday’s days it was declared about the discharge of 214 persons in 10 companies. Investment house “Prism” declared laying off a staff on 15% and discharge 50 employees. Salaries of the remaining employees will be reduced on 7%.

A company TopSpin, elaborative a medical apparatus for diagnostics of vascular diseases, declared a discharge of all 40 employees, except for two pregnant women. For their discharge the management of company appealed after permission in the ministry of industry, trade and employment.

Start-Ap Exanet, specialized on development of methods of storage of information on servers, intends to discharge of 30 from 110 employees within the framework of the program on the increase of efficiency.

A company “Nova Makhshirey Medida”, productive devices for measuring of silicon layers during production processes, discharges 30 persons – 10% the state. In general complication 275 persons work in a company, 180 from them are in Israel. It is already the second series of discharges in a company, before this year discharging the state on 4%. In the second quarter of this year losses of company were 1,3 million dollars. From the beginning of year the cost of actions of company fallen down on 67%.

StarHome, daughter’s firm of Comverse company, lays off a staff on 4%, discharging 10 from 210 employees. In addition, a company will not take new employees on free rates. For StarHome it is also the second series of discharges – 20 employees were discharged in May.

Start-up Yoomba, elaborating technology of telephony through an e-mail, today declared about discharge of 17 from the 23 employees in Israel from a financial crisis.

A company MainD, supplier of the billing programs, headquarters of which is in Yokneam, declared a discharge of 10% employees. In Israel 7 employees will be discharged from 70. And 24 ones will be discharged in the USA.

In addition, start-up Delaware discharges of 5 employees, company, a company Puddingmedia discharges 5 employees, and start-up Extricom - 20 employees.

Before about a discharge of 500 employees, including 200 – in Israel, a company Amdocs declared, reporting also about intention to close a research center in Jerusalem. Also in recent days the investment houses of “Tamir Fishman”, “Meytav”, “Klal’ Finansim” and “Migdal’ Shukey Hone” reported about discharges.

An insurance company “Kharel’” made decision not to discharge employees. Instead the pay-envelope of directorate of company will go down on 12%, and the leaders of middle link will give up a 13th pay-envelope.

Yesterday the Central statistical bureau reported that on being in August of this year an unemployment rate was 5,9%, however considered these information scarcely can be actual. Government service of employment reported that demand on workers in September had diminished on 6,7%

If in Israel now the spheres of finances and high-tech mainly suffer from discharges, all over the world in recent weeks the wave of discharges swept in the sector of services, production sector and even in government services.

Yesterday a company on the production of domestic technique of Whirlpool were declared about a discharge of 6,900 employees. A company on the rental of cars of Avis Budget declared about intention to discharge 700 from 30.000 employees. The large American insurance company Metlife declared intention to produce considerable reduction of the state. The Japanese motor-car company Nissan intends to discharge 1.680 persons at the plant in Spain. The large Swedish call company TeliaSonera discharges 2.900 persons. A company Xerox plans to shorten the state on 5% and discharge 3.000 persons.