Technology giant Hewlett-Packard said overnight that it would chop about 24,600 jobs, or 7.5 per cent of its total workforce following its US$13.9 billion acquisition of Texan IT services firm Electronic Data Systems.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) today confirmed that there would be "some redundancies" among the 450-strong Australian remote support team for its managed services business, as work is offshored to an HP facility in Malaysia.
Hewlett-Packard will cut the pay of its employees globally, according to an email sent to staff by chief executive Mark Hurd this morning.
HP's UK division said it and subsidiary, IT outsourcer EDS, were meeting with employees to discuss where jobs would be cut following yesterday's announcement that 3,378 UK jobs will go over the next two years.
Hewlett-Packard and EDS expected to cut about 7.5 per cent, [approximately 450 workers], out of their combined Australian workforce over the next three years, a spokesperson for EDS' local division said today.
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