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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

2676.0. "Digital Germany to cut 1300 jobs" by EICMFG::MMCCREADY (Mike McCready Digital-PCS) Mon Sep 20 1993 16:10

    
    Digital Equipment streicht weitere Stellen
    
    M�nchen (Reuter) - Die unter dem Eindruck hoher Verluste eingeleitete
    Neustrukturierungen der deutschen Aktivit�ten des US-Computerkonzerns
    Digital Equipment Corp. hat die Streichung weiterer 1300 Stellen zur
    Folge. Die Digital Equipment Deutschland GmbH k�ndigt an, sie werde ihr
    Personal von derzeit 6200 Mitarbeitern bis Ende 1994 entsprechend
    abbauen; auch zu Entlassungen werde es kommen. Die Digital Kienzle
    Computersysteme GmbH, Villingen, mit 2600 Besch�ftigten werde
    �berproportional betroffen sein. Erst k�rzlich hatte das Unternehmen
    die Schlie�ung ihres Kaufbeurer Werks mit 605 Mitarbeitern angek�ndigt.
    
    source: S�ddeutsche Zeitung		21st September 1993
    
    
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    Basic translation:
    
    Digital Germany, now at 6200 employees, will reduce by 1300 by the end
    of 1994. Digital Kienzle, currently at 2600 (and presumably included in
    the 6200) will be hit the hardest.
    
    Digital recently announced the intention to close the Kaufbeuren
    manufacturing site with 605 employees.
    
    Mike
    
    	
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2676.1non-US packages?HIBOB::KRANTZNext window please.Mon Sep 20 1993 19:145
	Does anyone know what the packages being given to the Kaufbeuren
and/or Galway employees?  I'm just curious how it stacks up to the last
package offered in the US.

	Joe
2676.26200 is a lotBALZAC::STURTEUZOKOTAR BIRIBIKETA!!Tue Sep 21 1993 05:024
    6200 seems like a lot. It's nearly double the payroll of the French
    subsidiary. Any ideas why?
    
    Edward
2676.3due to Kienzle purchaseEICMFG::MMCCREADYMike McCready Digital-PCSTue Sep 21 1993 06:328
    In March 93 there were
    	Digital Equipment	4700
    	Digital-Kienzle		3700
    	Digital Kaufbeuren	 680
    
    So there was a large increase in headcount when Digital bought Kienzle.
    
    Mike
2676.4BHAJEE::JAERVINENOra, the Old Rural AmateurTue Sep 21 1993 07:366
    Digital was down to about 3600 by end of FY93, i.e. about 23% cut from
    the peak.
    
    And yes, Kienzle increased the total headcount significantly.
    
    Digital-PCS is aslo cutting (I think they now have ~250).
2676.5Nothing official about D-PCS yetEICMFG::MMCCREADYMike McCready Digital-PCSTue Sep 21 1993 08:4915
    There has been no official confirmation or denial about cuts to
    Digital-PCS. 
    
    Tomorrow there is a "Digital-PCS Wirtschaftsausschu�" (Financial
    Committee) meeting which Klaus Lutz from the Digital Equipment
    Deutschland GmbH (Holding) will attend, and in which we expect
    information about the plans for Digital-PCS to be provided.
    
    [German law requires a financial committee for all companies with more
    than 100 employees. Management and employees are represented, but the
    committee has no power of decision. Management is required by law to
    provide timely and complete information about major changes to the
    company.]
    
    Mike
2676.6Cuts are planned by the holdingEICMFG::MMCCREADYMike McCready Digital-PCSWed Sep 22 1993 17:2317
    Cuts in Digital-PCS were confirmed today as being planned by the
    Digital Equipment Deutschland GmbH (Holding). Unfortunately no
    representative from the holding attended today's meeting at
    Digital-PCS, since yesterday afternoon Klaus Lutz cancelled his
    attendance for today in order to be present at Digital-Kienzle in
    Villingen.
    
    Apparently, and despite an agreement to the the contrary between
    management and the workers' council of Digital-Kienzle, Digital-Kienzle
    employees read of the massive cuts in the newspaper before being
    informed directly. Reporting on hearsay, the press release was
    accidently released prematurely. 
    
    Klaus Lutz has rescheduled his appearance at Digital-PCS for Friday
    afternoon.
    
    Mike
2676.7Any news?NDLVAX::MTANNERD'ye ken John plunkTue Sep 28 1993 09:298
    
    So Mike,
    
    What's new? Is PCS closing, cutting or neither?
    
    Cheers,
    
    Mark.
2676.8No closure of Digital-PCSEICMFG::MMCCREADYMike McCready Digital-PCSThu Sep 30 1993 13:435
    Klaus Lutz said that Digital-PCS is not closing. There may be some cuts
    to Digital-PCS, and management is working on a new business plan. That
    is all the concrete news there is at the moment.
    
    Mike
2676.925% cut for Digital-PCSEICMFG::MMCCREADYMike McCready Digital-PCSFri Oct 22 1993 12:1714
    The latest news about job cuts at Digital-PCS Systemtechnik GmbH is
    that there will be a cut from the 220 current employees down to
    150-160. 

    The previous intention expressed in an overall top-down plan for
    downsizing all Digital companies in Germany called for a goal of 88
    employees for Digital-PCS. Klaus Lutz, the Human Resource Manager for
    Digital Equipment Deutschland GmbH (the holding company), confirmed
    today that as a result of the working group established to review the
    business of Digital-PCS, the number 88 had been replaced by 150-160. In
    other words there will be a cut of 1/4 instead of 2/3 - painful, but
    not quite as disasterous as the previous plan.

    Mike