Less than one percent of the 150,000 jobs in IBM Global Services are being eliminated, IBM spokeswoman Jan Butler said.
Although the Community and Public Sector Union was unaware of any related cuts at IBM-Global Services Australia, it has grave concerns about the future of the outsourcing sector.
"We do have concerns about the health of the industry in terms of the work companies are now outsourcing," union organiser Larissa Andleman told ZDNet.
IBM Global Services' workers whose jobs are being cut will have 30 days to find work elsewhere at the company or will be terminated with severance, Butler said.
"We're doing a skills rebalancing," Butler said. "As a result, some jobs will be eliminated."
Butler noted that IBM continues to hire in other areas of its consulting business.
