FACTBOX-Job cuts mount as global downturn bites

Wed Jan 7, 2009 2:58am EST
 
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Jan 7 (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer (MKS.L), Britain's biggest clothing retailer, reported its worst quarterly sales performance for a decade and said it would cut around 1,230 jobs in a bid to save money in a tough trading environment.

Following are details of major job cuts announced in non-financial sectors since the beginning of September:

REGION - EUROPE:

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE --------------------------------------------------------------

Renault (RENA.PA) Auto 6,000 Sept 09

Stora Enso (STERV.HE) Paper 3,150 Sept 10

UPM-Kymmene (UPM1V.HE) Paper 1,600 Sept 10

Alitalia AZPIa.MI Airlines 3,000 Sept 15

Akzo Nobel (AKZO.AS) Manufacturing 3,500 Sept 29

Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) Auto 2,300 Oct 14

ONO Telecoms 1,300 Oct 24

GKN Plc (GKN.L) Auto 1,400 Oct 27

Volvo (VOLVb.ST) Auto/Equipment 4,340 Sep/Oct/Nov

BASF (BASF.DE) Chemicals 1,000 Oct 30

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) Pharma 1,200 Nov/Dec

ChTPZ Group Steel pipes 4,900 Nov 07

Telekom Austria (TELA.VI) Telecoms 1,250 Nov 10

Nokia Siemens

Networks [NSN.UL] Telecoms 1,820 Nov 11

British Telecom (BT.L) Telecoms 10,000 Nov 13

Spansion Inc SPSN.O Semiconductor 4,000 NOV 18

Wolseley (WOS.L) Plumbing/Heating 7,300 Nov 18

Supplier

AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) Drug maker 1,400 Nov 20

PSA Peugeot-Citroen

(PEUP.PA) Auto 3,550 Nov 20

Rolls-Royce (RR.L) Engine maker 1,500-2,000 Nov 20

Sandvik (SAND.ST) Tool maker 2,400 Nov 20

freenet AG FNTG.DE Telecoms 1,000 Nov 20

Philips Electronics

(PHG.AS)(PHG.N) Healthcare 1,600 Nov 22

Skanska (SKAb.ST) Construction 3,400 Nov 25

ArcelorMittal

(ISPA.AS) (MTP.PA) Steel 9,000 Nov 27

Suzuki Motor (7269.T) Auto 1,200 Nov 28

Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI)Telecoms 9,000 Dec 3

SSAB (SSABa.ST) Steel 1,300 Dec 8

SKF (SKFb.ST) Bearings 2,500 Dec 10

Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) Mining 14,000 Dec 10

Stanley Works (SWK.N) Tools 2,000 Dec 11

DSM NV (DSMN.AS) Chemicals 1,000 Dec 15

Electrolux (ELUXb.ST) Home Appliance 3,000 Dec 15

Laird Plc (LRD.L) Electronics 5,000 Dec 16

Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) Retailer 1,230 Jan 7

REGION - NORTH AMERICA:

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE ------------------------------------------------------------

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N) IT 24,600 Sept 15

Federal Mogul (FDML.O) Auto, Engg. 4,000 Sept 17

eBay (EBAY.O) IT 1,000 Oct 06

Micron Technology (MU.N) IT 2,800 Oct 09

BorgWarner (BWA.N) Auto 1,250 Oct 17

Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) Technology 1,500 Oct 22

Merck & Co (MRK.N) Pharma 6,800 Oct 22

XEROX CORP (XRX.N) Technology 3,000 Oct 23

Chrysler LLC CBS.UL Auto 6,000 Oct 24

Whirlpool Corp (WHR.N) Consumer 5,000 Oct 28

Gannett Co Inc (GCI.N) Media 3,200 Oct 28

YRC Worldwide Inc (YRCW.O) Transport 3,750 Oct 29

Tenneco Inc (TEN.N) Auto 1,100 Oct 29

Wabco (WBC.N) Auto 1,000 Oct 29

Motorola (MOT.N) Mobile phones 3,000 Oct 30

TRW (TRW.N) Auto 1,000 Oct 30

ArvinMeritor Inc (ARM.N) Auto 1,250 Oct 31

Mattel Inc MAT.N Consumer 1,000 Nov 06

Ford Motor Co (F.N) Auto 2,260 Nov 07

DHL Express BV DHL.UL Transportation 9,500 Nov 10

Nortel (NT.TO) Communications 1,300 Nov 10

Applied Materials (AMAT.O) Technology 1,800 Nov 12

Sun Microsystems (JAVA.O) IT Up to 6,000 Nov 14

Pepsi Bottling Group

Inc (PBG.N) Soft drink 3,150 Nov 18

Neptune Orient Lines

(NEPS.SI) Transportation 1,000 Nov 19

UAL Corp (UAUA.O) Airlines 1,200 Dec 3

AbitibiBowater Inc ABH.N Paper 1,100 Dec 4

AT&T Inc (T.N) Telecom 12,000 Dec 4

DuPont (DD.N) Chemical 2,500 Dec 4

Avis Budget Group Inc

(CAR.N) Car Rental 2,200 Dec 4

Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) Chemical 5,000 Dec 8

Wyndham Worldwide Corp

(WYN.N) Hotel 4,000 Dec 8

3M Co (MMM.N) Manufacturer 2,300 Dec 8

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

INTB.BR Breweries 1,400 Dec 8

Danaher Corp (DHR.N) Manufacturing 1,700 Dec 8

Office Depot Inc (ODP.N) Retail 2,200 Dec 10

BorgWarner Inc (BWA.N) Auto 3,000 Dec 11

Furniture Brands

International Inc (FBN.N) Furniture 1,500 Dec 11

Fairchild Semiconductor

International Inc (FCS.N) IT 1,100 Dec 12

Aetna Inc (AET.N) Insurance 1,000 Dec 17

Ryder System Inc (R.N) Truck Leasing 3,100 Dec 17

Herman Miller Inc (MLHR.O) Furniture 1,000 Dec 18

Genworth Financial Inc

(GNW.N) Insurance 1,000 Dec 18

Electronic Arts Inc

(ERTS.O) Video Games 1,000 Dec 19

Kemet Corp KEM.N Electronics 1,500 Dec 22

Textron Inc (TXT.N) Airlines 2,200 Dec 22

Unisys Corp (UIS.N) IT 1,300 Dec 22

Cigna Corp (CI.N) Health insurer 1,100 Jan 5

Alcoa Inc (AA.N) Aluminum producer 15,000 Jan 6

REGION - ASIA-PACIFIC: -------------------------------------------------------------

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE

Nissan (7201.T) Auto 2,500 Oct 13

Nikon (7731.T) Cameras 1,500 Nov 22

Sony Corp (6758.T) Electronics 16,000 Dec 9

REGION - AFRICA --------------------------------------------------------------

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE

Lonmin(LMI.L) (LONJ.J) Mining 5,500 Nov/Dec -------------------------------------------------------------- REGION - MIDDLE EAST --------------------------------------------------------------

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE

Saudi Basic Industries

Corp (SABIC) Plastics 1,000 Dec 11 --------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL 314,300 -------------------------------------------------------------- (Writing by Jijo Jacob and Carl Bagh, Bangalore Editorial Reference Unit. Editing and additional writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit;)

 

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