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 26.3 - Manufacture of communication equipment
975 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sony Mobile Communications has announced that they will cut their workforce in Lund by 1,000 employees in a group-wide restructuring process which was announced by Sony in Febuary. The site in Lund employs a total of 2,200 people at present. Sony Mobile Communications has already initiated employer-employee negotiations. Municipal and regional authorities have announced that they will coordinate to assist the leaving personnel as much as possible.
Sony Mobile Communications restructured their operations in Lund in 2012, when two events were reported to the ERM (see announcements 27-03-2012 and 23-08-2012).
Update 05-06-2015:
It has now been settled that Sony Mobile Communication will cut 975 jobs. 400 of these are consultants.
Sources
9 March 2015: Sveriges Television webpage
1 June 2015: Dagens Industri
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Sony Mobile Communications, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 78736, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78736.
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