BlackBerry will cut up to 40% of its workforce - Silicon News

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The company dispensed with thousands of employees in all departments to their plight in the smartphone market.

class=”date”> meta-prep-author”> The 19 September 2013 by Rosalia Rozalén

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Almost simultaneously

to publicize the launch of a new smartphone under the system BlackBerry 10 (BB10), the Z30 model, it has been known that Blackberry could reduce up to 40% of its template for year end.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the company dispensed with thousands of employees in all departments in an attempt to stay afloat and reduce costs.

last March reported that the manufacturer had a total of 12,700 workers.

great wave of layoffs that will take place is preceded by other separations , such as expulsion in early summer of 250 employees in their division product testing in the area of ??R & D.

Also this month has confirmed the lower half of the sales in the U.S., which has affected dozens of staff.

last great exodus of BlackBerry took place in the summer of 2012, when it was revealed that the company would lay off about 5,000 employees at the end of the year. However, at that time it was expected that the imminent launch of BB10 offer positive momentum I needed the company.

Eight months later, BlackBerry has failed to recover positions in the market and is experiencing a difficult situation. The board considering selling parts of the business and compete as a niche player in smartphones.

Tags: BB10, blackberry, layoffs, employees.