Finnish metals group Outokumpu Oyj says it will slash 2,500 jobs worldwide in the next four years to cut costs by 350 million euros ($455 million) and improve profitability as stainless steel demand continues to fall. The world’s leading stainless steel maker says about a third of the job cuts will be applied this year, … Continue reading
Nokia Corp. NOK -1.51% Thursday announced more job cuts in Finland as part of a move to outsource its information technology operations to Indian suppliers. Nokia said it would outsource some of its IT operations to two Indian IT suppliers, HCL Technologies Ltd. and TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. , India’s largest software exporter. As part … Continue reading
Moventas Gears – the Finnish gear maker owned since last year by Scottish engineering group Clyde Blowers – is in discussions with staff over the implementation of temporary layoffs, which it blames on an “insufficient order backlog” for early 2013. Last year Moventas nabbed an €80m ($106m) contract to supply gearboxes for Areva’s 5MW offshore … Continue reading
EU member states should guarantee that young Europeans do not remain out of work or education for more than four months, according to a scheme unveiled Wednesday by the European Commission. However the cost of tackling youth unemployment would largely fall to the states, said EU Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor, adding that “the costs of … Continue reading
Unemployment among the highly educated has grown significantly faster than in any other group, reports the daily Helsingin Sanomat. Between last year and this year, overall unemployment rose by six percent. However the rate jumped by 18 percent among job seekers with Master’s degrees. The unemployment rate among highly educated workers is around half of … Continue reading
Nokia Siemens Networks says it has started talks with employees to cut 400 jobs in Finland as part of global plans to streamline operations. The wireless network group … http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/09/12/nokia-siemens-to-cut-400-jobs-in-finland/
“Finland is committed to being a member of the eurozone, and we think that the euro is useful for Finland,” Ms Urpilainen told financial daily Kauppalehti, adding though that “Finland will not hang itself to the euro at any cost and we are prepared for all scenarios”. The finance minister stressed that Finland, one of … Continue reading
Following the 1300 jobs cuts it announced worldwide, Helsinki, Finland-based IT services company Tieto Corporation is looking to provide full lifecycle of IT services in consulting and system integration, along with product engineering. Out of its 18000 global workforce, 1700 or about 10% work in India, where it will not cut jobs, but will focus … Continue reading
Despite 1300 job cuts globally, Finland’s IT major Tieto Corporation is planning to restructure the business and may exit some unprofitable markets. Tieto will downsize 1,300 jobs including about 500 in Finland and 300 in Sweden. The company is planning to save over 50 million euros in annual costs by cutting these jobs. Speaking to … Continue reading
Nokia (NOK1V.HE) finished on Thursday job cut talks with the staff at its plant in Salo, Finland, resulting in planned lay-offs of up to 1,000 people. The jobs at the last large cellphone manufacturing plant in Western Europe will be cut gradually through 2012, with most cuts happening by the end of June, the company … Continue reading