#europe

Last week Verizon held a meeting with employee representatives of the European Works Council
Does anyone have any information about what was discussed?
So far no details have been released about what happened

in one of Verizon’s big European countries today they operate in today they announced establishment of Employee form. Interesting cuts are coming by the sounds of that.

Anyone has more information ?

Buried in the PowerPoint today, 1.3B for restructuring charges including layoffs. Coming soon to Europe and Detroit!

“Ford Motor Co. and China’s Geely Auto are in discussions about a potential partnership, eight people with knowledge of the ongoing talks said, as the world's carmakers look to share heavier technology and manufacturing costs.”

So, the Chinese can do better in Europe than Ford ever did. Not winning…

Yesterday IBM has announced RA in Europe for 2026

Does Europe still have EV mandate in place? Does Ford still need an EV majority vehicle lineup for the EU marketplace?
Obviously F150 lightening is not a big influence there, but smaller vehicles dominate the lineup.

Will EU governments prefer hybrids, are EU govt better suited to install EV charging infrastructure

https://x.com/The_TUC/status/2008145671535116525

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/23/us-bars-five-europeans-says-pressured-tech-firms-censor-american/

From what I see, Juniper’s leadership team looks sharper than HPE’s. Antonio hasn’t really stood out to me. HPE has more women in senior roles and quite a few European executives, it almost feels like a European company.

http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/IBM_Layoffs_in_Europe_as_Well.shtml

It seems that there was a meeting yesterday between European Human Resources and the unions.
I imagine that the layoffs were discussed. Do you know if they have been announced in certain countries?
I haven't received any feedback in Austria.
Has anyone heard anything?

Talked to one of my buddies from the MCI days in Europe…everywhere else got hit badly with layoffs but nothing happened there. Must be a reason for that …

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-approves-450m-czech-support-100157348.html

As part of the cost savings, the layoffs are currently happening and some will commence next year.

After SA operations shutdown more EU subsidiaries (Cyprus, Greece, Ireland) will shutdown their operations as company management cares about their bonuses and their own interests.
Any thoughts on this?

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Layoffs_Seem_to_Have_Reached_Europe.shtml

We regret to inform you that this morning the company confirmed to us that a collective restructuring will indeed take place.
The information we have at this time is:
• Number of people affected: 171
• By entity:
• Oracle Ibérica: 103
• Madrid: 49
• Barcelona: 9
• Málaga: 45
• Oracle Global Services: 62
• Madrid: 19
• Barcelona: 31
• Málaga: 6
• Valencia: 6
• Oracle Sovereign: 6 (all from Madrid Castellana)
• By work center:
• Madrid: 74
• Barcelona: 40
• Málaga: 51
• Valencia: 6

When do we think they will close?

Also, is NA doing a package deal on some other European dog?

If notice period in my case is 2 months, does it mean they would put me on garden leave for those two months and pay the package afterwards?

Or would I receive the pay for those two months plus the package in one go?

Which areas are being hit in the US? People say Finance. Any others? This really feels never-ending. Good luck to everyone, and if you’re affected, I hope you find a better job very soon.

This is a passionate expression of frustration stemming from discussions with colleagues who have either been encouraged to seek new positions at SAP or are anxious about facing such a situation themselves, particularly within our European context.

A visit to the internal job portal reveals that most job postings seem to cater to specific individuals rather than genuinely opening opportunities for all. Common issues include unnecessary educational requirements, irrelevant experience criteria, location restrictions despite team distribution, and a requirement of very high German language skills or travel demands. It often appears that hiring managers have predetermined candidates in mind, using the recruitment process merely to appease the Betriebsrat, which leads to a cycle of favoritism and inflated salary increases for those already in the loop. This situation leaves little hope for our European colleagues who are being pushed to find new roles, as many of these misleading job ads will likely force them out of the company instead.

In my own area under MA, we've seen several individuals rapidly ascend the ranks or switch teams multiple times, often with significant salary boosts, highlighting the disparity in opportunities.

What can we do to improve this process for those facing job insecurity at SAP, especially when the available positions seem to favor personal connections over merit?

Any information on severence?

From summer 2026, new EU rules will come into force, introducing far-reaching changes in employers’ obligations regarding pay and pay transparency. The objective of Directive (EU) 2023/970 is to ensure effective equal pay for equal work and work of equal value, as well as to strengthen the transparency of recruitment and pay practices.

The upcoming rules raise a number of questions and practical challenges for employers, who should already start preparing now

You can thank Trump for this one - more jobs are moving back to the US. Expect big changes in 2026

According to HR sources, we expect another wave coming week in Europe. I don't have details on countries.

Are there any news of possible further lay off in Bratislava (slovakia)?

The previous thread is getting buried by new ones.
When will the layoffs be communicated? There's some conflicting info: next week, November, February. Collective layoff (ERE) or individual dismissals? Will there be differences based on the fiscal entitity?

Lots of layoffs today in US
EU to follow in next few weeks

Mostly affected are 60+ veterans

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-10-17/microsoft-portugal-laying-off-staff/903811

The so-called International Leadership Team will be firing 2/3 of the Geneva employees (about 40 peoples) over the next months, including all the Engineering team, as a restructuring of the EMEA activities. Ongoing and Future Engineering activities should be moved the Spain site and most likely heavily subcontracted.

When will the Work Councils announce the layoffs to employees?

Boeing is set to gain EU antitrust approval for its $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems with remedies to address EU concerns expected to include sales of some of the latter's businesses, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-set-approve-with-conditions-boeings-47-billion-spirit-deal-sources-say-2025-10-07/

Layoffs in Spain were confirmed again today via an early morning email, following a pattern similar to the previous announcement. Thoughts are with all colleagues.

What's happening with the Pescara base ?

Spanish telecoms group Telefonica plans to lay off at least 6,000 employees across several units before the end of the year, newspaper Expansion reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plans.

The total number of workers initially affected by the redundancy plan could rise to 7,000 out of a global workforce of around 100,000, the report added, although negotiations with unions tend to reduce such targets.

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/telefonica-plans-lay-off-6000-workers-this-year-expansion-reports-2025-10-06/

1,200 job cuts (~20% of the remaining workforce) announced yesterday at a European Forum meeting.
Head offices employees “offered”to move to production sites. Significant headcount reduction in GBCs at Prague (Czech Republic) and Budapest (Hungary), with jobs transferred to... Guess where? India, bingo.
This does not factor in possible sales/shutdown of chemical sites in the UK and Belgium.

1200 jobs cut in Europe. Brussels office closing. Moves to Antwerp and Prague.

200 job cuts in Prague, but taking in ~90 from Brussels.

Singapore office to close. Employees moving to refinery with cuts.

900 cuts at Imperial oil (all above-field, 350 from sites, rest from Calgary)
Calgary office closing, employees moved to Strathcona.

20% reduction in headcount in ExxonMobil Canada (separate from Imperial Oil)

Employees are our greatest asset*

• Provided we can pay them peanuts in developing nations