Siemens Communications

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Siemens Communications, which already did shed 1,500 jobs in 2005/2006, announced to cut another 1,000 jobs in Germany. Further job cuts in 2006/2007 will predominately affect blue collar workers at the assembly lines and in maintenance.

Additionaly, a yet unknown number of jobs in adminstration, distribution and development will be affected by further jobs cuts following the merger of Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens ICM) and Information and Communication Network (Siemens ICN).

Siemens Business Services (Siemens SBS) continues its programme to cut 2,400 jobs in Germany and 3,000 internationally.

Sources

  • 28 April 2006: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  • 28 April 2006: Handelsblatt
  • 28 April 2006: Financial Times Deutschland

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Siemens Communications, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63431, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63431.