The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
India, Bulgaria
900 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
31 July 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
Office machinery and printing manufacturer Xerox has announced that up to 900 jobs will be lost at its Dublin site over the next eighteen months following an outsourcing deal with computer firm IBM. The job losses will be mainly comprised of call centre workers. Xerox had already announced in July that 900 of its staff were being transferred to IBM. IBM is already planning to outsource jobs to various lower cost economies such as India and Bulgaria. The staff concerned face redundancy or redeployment abroad. Redundancies will occur in two lots of 450 people over an 18 month period.
Sources
2 August 2007: The Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Xerox, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Ireland, factsheet number 65663, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65663.
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