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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
80 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 September 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Finnish software developer Digia has announced another round of possible lay-offs of up to 80 employees from its Finnish units. It is starting negotiations with employee representatives.
This is the fourth round of restructuring negotiations for Digia in 2011. The company had just concluded one round of lay-offs (170 persons) from its Mobile Solutions business. It now states that its division into Mobile Solutions and Enterprise Solutions is no longer justified and it aims to remove any overlap. This time, jobs subject to negotiations are ones that were not at risk in the previous round of restructuring negotiations.
Digia's problems stem from its declining subcontracting from the mobile phone maker Nokia, which itself is undergoing major restructuring.
Sources
29 September 2011: YLE Internet News
29 September 2011: Tekniikka & Tallous
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Digia, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 72457, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72457.
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