Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Sweden
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51 - Air transport
New offshoring locations

100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
24 August 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) plans to lay off 100 employees (administrative staff) by outsourcing parts of the accounting to the consultancy firm Accenture in Calcutta, India. This will allow the airline to save SEK 60mn (EUR 5.97mn USD 8.56mn) annually.


Sources

  • 24 August 2009: Dagens Industri

Citation

Eurofound (2009), SAS, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 69964, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69964.