11 December, 2007 – Unilever Deutschland has announced it plans to axe almost a fifth of its workforce with 190 jobs due to go over the next two years.
The company told FLEXNEWS it plans to make the cuts in some back office functions such as accounting and marketing at its bases in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
From January 2008, these roles will be co-ordinated from its Hamburg office. No lay-offs are planned as part of the restructuring from its 1,000-strong workforce.
However, Unilever confirmed it would be continuing its sales operations in the three countries.
The move is part of the firm's ongoing economising strategy to cut up to 12,000 jobs in Europe and 20,000 worldwide.