Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to lay off 325 employees in the
Netherlands and an undisclosed number in Germany as a result of its
acquisition with Compaq.
The cuts in the Netherlands affect both local operations, and the
customer support centre in Amsterdam, the printer assembly facility
in Amersfoort and the storage competence centre in Wijchen, HP
said.
The German HP subsidiary is in talks with employee representatives
about job cuts and could announce a number soon, a company
spokeswoman said.
The Financial Times Deutschland, citing company sources, reported
that HP is considering cutting between 1,100 and 1,200 jobs from
its workforce of about 5,900, and Compaq will cut 400 jobs from its
workforce of 1,780. The spokeswoman declined to confirm the
numbers.
Earlier this month, HP said it would cut a total of 5,900 positions
in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as it continues its
restructuring efforts following the acquisition of Compaq.
The integration of HP and Compaq in the Netherlands should be
complete by 1 November, HP said. The company employs 3,105 people
in the Netherlands.