It was to be expected. A few months after the final takeover of Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia gave the kickoff to a cost restructuring plan. “When we announced the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, we are committed to reach 900 million euros in synergies, and this has not changed,” , said Rajeev Suri, the group’s boss in a statement. Nokia executives gave details of these reductions country by country in Europe, during a central committee of European works held Wednesday, April 6 at the headquarters of the new group, in Helsinki, Finland .
Nokia, which employs 104,000 employees worldwide, including about 20,000 in China and 23,000 in the United States, has, however, refused to provide an overall figure of abolition of posts. According to Bloomberg, the reductions would bear 10 000 to 15 000 jobs worldwide. A range which confirms studies conducted upstream of the acquisition by the French trade unions, who felt that the 900 million euros in savings would result in about 11,000 job cuts.
“Some engineers were working on 3G technologies, which are now aging. There are chances that they be relocated elsewhere “In Europe, 4 300 jobs should disappear. In Germany, a quarter of the workforce will be removed, or 1200 of the 4800 employees of the group. Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent employed each 2400 employees in Germany, often on technology in direct competition. In Finland, the cradle …
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