EDS staff are today gathering for a "town hall" meeting in Melbourne; however, spokespeople for the company would not confirm whether the issue of pay cuts would be debated.
Australian EDS staff have suffered a fresh round of job cuts this week, according to sources, as local employees vote on whether to accept a 10 per cent pay cut handed down globally.
The pay cuts announced by Hewlett Packard global CEO Mark Hurd today will apply to Australian staff at both HP and EDS, according to local spokespeople.
EDS employees in Australia and New Zealand have received an email from local EDS chieftain David Caspari which explains what the planned global pay cuts will mean for them.
Hewlett-Packard will cut the pay of its employees globally, according to an email sent to staff by chief executive Mark Hurd this morning.
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