Dell

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
World
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
8,800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 May 2008

Description

US computer manufacturer Dell has announced that it is to cut 8,800 jobs worldwide, amounting to about 10% of its global workforce. In a statement, the company's Chief Executive, Michael Dell, said the redundancies would be across all regions and departments. In recent months Dell lost its place as number one seller of personal computers to Hewlett-Packard and its results have been poor.

Sources

  • 2 June 2007: The Irish Times

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Dell, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 65504, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65504.