Sony Ericsson

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Sweden
Region
Södra Sverige; Sydsverige; Skåne län
Location of affected unit(s)
Lund
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
450 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 December 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2010
Foreseen end date
30 June 2010

Description

Sony Ericsson has given notice to approximately 450 employees at their unit in Lund by mid 2010. The redundancies are part of the global savings programme presented last spring that affects 2000 employees. Furthermore, some hundred consultants are also affected as their contracts are terminated.

Sources

  • 17 December 2009: Svenska Dagbladet ()

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Sony Ericsson, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 69998, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69998.