The largest cuts will be in Britain and Germany
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IBM is said to be planning to cut about 10,000 workers in Europe as it prepares to split off its traditional technology services business from the rest of the company.
IBM has been briefing works councils — committees that represent employees to management — in Europe, a step that large companies are required to take in advance of any significant layoffs, said a person familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The largest cuts will be in Britain and Germany.
IBM declined to comment directly on the report of coming layoffs in Europe.
“Our staffing decisions are made to provide the best support to our customers,” the company said in a statement, adding that it would “also continue to make significant investments in training and skills development” of its remaining workers.
Bloomberg first reported the planned job cuts.
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