European companies cut jobs as economy sputters
Adds Northvolt
Sept 23 (Reuters) -Elevated levels of inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe to freeze hiring or cut jobs.
Here are some of the layoffs announced since the start of June:
BANKS
* DNB DNB.OL: The Norwegian lender said on Sept. 10 it would cut the equivalent of 500 full-time jobs over the next six months, as it prepares for lower interest rates and tougher competition ahead.
INDUSTRIALS AND ENGINEERING
* NORTHVOLT: The Swedish battery maker said on Sept. 23 it plans to layoff 1,600 employees in Sweden, including 1,000 positions at its Northvolt Ett factory in Skelleftea.
* UMICORE UMI.BR: The Belgian metal recycling group plans to cut 14% positions at its German automotive catalysts business by 2027, it said on June 19.
RETAIL AND CONSUMER GOODS
* DYSON: The vacuum cleaner manufacturer said in July it would cut about 1,000 jobs in Britain as part of global restructuring.
* UNILEVER ULVR.L: The consumer goods giant plans to cut a third of all office roles in Europe by the end of 2025, it said in July.
TELECOMS
* TELIA TELIA.ST: The Swedish telecom operator is looking to cut around 3,000 jobs in 2024, it said on Sept. 4.
*VODAFONE SPAIN: The former Vodafone unit that was recently acquired by Zegona Communications ZEG.L plans to cut up to 1,200 jobs, or just over a third of workforce, it said on June 12.
PHARMA
* BAYER BAYGn.DE: A top Bayer pharmaceutical executive said on June 26 the group would continue slashing managerial jobs this year as part of internal reorganization.
* INDIVIOR INDV.L: The drugmaker said on July 9 it would cut about 130 jobs following the discontinuation of sales of its schizophrenia drug Perseris.
OTHERS
* DEUTSCHE BAHN: The German rail operator said on July 25 it planned to cut 30,000 jobs, or around 9% of staff.
* INFINEON IFXGn.DE: The German chipmaker will cut 1,400 jobs worldwide and relocate further 1,400 positions to countries with lower labour costs, its CEO said on Aug. 5.
* MANCHESTER UNITED MANU.N: The English Premier League club is proposing to cut about 250 jobs as part of a club-wide redundancy programme, a source close to it said on July 3.
* PKP CARGO PKPP.WA: Poland's largest freight company plans to lay off 30% of staff, it said on July 3.
* SHELL SHEL.L: The energy giant plans to scale back its oil and gas exploration and development workforce by 20%, company sources told Reuters on Aug. 29. In Europe, the cuts are focused in the Netherlands and Britain, they said. A Shell spokesman would not comment on the reduction figures.
* TAMEDIA TXGN: The Swiss media firm said on Aug. 29 it would close two printing works and lay off almost 300 staff in a fresh round of cost-saving measures.
* UPM UPM.HE: The Finnish forestry group said on Aug. 21 it would close a newsprint mill and shut down one fine paper machine in Germany, affecting 338 jobs. It will also close its biocomposites business by the end of 2024, affecting 59 jobs in Finland and Germany, it said on Aug. 26.
Source: Regulatory filings, Reuters articles and company websites
(Compiled by Agata Rybska, Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Boleslaw Lasocki, Charlotte Eugenie Yvette Bawol, Olga Sawczuk in Gdansk and Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta and Milla Nissi)
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