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 (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
1,100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
AMD, a US-based global supplier of integrated circuits for personal computers, has announced that it will reduce the global workforce of 15,000 by cutting 1,100 jobs in a bid to tackle the current economic crisis. AMD will also cut employee salaries: top manager wages are to be reduced by 20%, senior staff members will see their salaries reduced by 15 % and lower-rung staff can expect cuts of between 10 and 15 %. AMD said that the salary reductions are temporary.
Sources
14 February 2009: Právo
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 68263, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68263.
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