Motorola Mobility China confirmed Tuesday that it is carrying out a second round of massive layoffs, a further move to cut its workforce since Google Inc acquired its parent company Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion last year. According to telecommunications industry website ccidcom.com, the US-based company is planning to cut 800 jobs in China, with … Continue reading
Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility will layoff 1,200 employees, which is 10 percent of its current workforce, in an attempt to make the company profitable. The Wall Street Journal reports that a company email it obtained details that the layoffs have already begun and will affect workers in the U.S., China, and India. Motorola’s decision to … Continue reading
Motorola Mobility will close “most” of its South Korean operations by 2013, according to a leaked internal memo. According to the memo (in Korean), the move is part of a continued global restructuring effort by its parent company Google, which bought the smartphone maker earlier this year for $12.5 billion. Since then, however, restructuring costs have … Continue reading
More than 100 employees of the Beijing branch of Motorola Mobility demonstrated in front of the company’s building on Friday, protesting massive staff cuts. Staff members of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in Beijing protest in front of the company’s office building on Friday demanding “consultation on an equal footing”. [Provided to China Daily] On Monday, … Continue reading
Motorola Mobility, which was bought by Google Inc. for $12.5-billion, will cut 20 per cent of its work force and shut nearly a third of its offices worldwide, Google said on Monday. “These changes are designed to return Motorola’s mobile devices unit to profitability, after it lost money in fourteen of the last sixteen quarters,” … Continue reading