Web giant Google has said that it is considering cutting jobs of
about 4000 employees at Motorola to help return its mobile-device unit
to profitability.
"While we expect this strategy to create new opportunities and help
return Motorola's mobile devices
unit to profitability, we understand
how hard these changes will be for the employees concerned," News.com.au quoted a Google spokesperson, as saying.
The
re-organisation plan by Google, which bought Motorola in May, calls for
laying off about 20% of Motorola's workforce and closing a third of its
94 offices worldwide, while about two-thirds of the affected 4000 jobs
will be lost outside of the United States.
The company plans to
leave unprofitable markets, stop making low-end devices and reduce the
number of mobile phone models it is producing, the report said
The Google spokesperson insisted that 'help' would be provided to those employees whose jobs were being cut.
"Motorola
is committed to helping them through this difficult transition and will
be providing generous severance packages, as well as outplacement
services to help people find new jobs," the spokesperson added.
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