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Dell is laying off staff though there is some dispute over the numbers involved.<\/p>\n
An anonymous source told The Register<\/em> today roughly six per cent of the IT giant’s 160,000-strong global workforce will learn over the coming month, if not already this week, that their careers at the IT giant are over. Claims of similar numbers were earlier circulating<\/a> on jobs discussion boards.<\/p>\n However, people familiar with the layoffs, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Register<\/em> the actual figure is lower than six per cent, and could be fewer than 2,000 staffers.<\/p>\n In a statement, Dell told us the job cuts are not related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and were planned at the start of the year before the bio-nasty rocked national economies. Though, having said that, it said it is taking “proactive steps” to offset the effects of the virus outbreak:<\/p>\n Like all businesses right now, we’re taking a number of proactive steps to prepare for the uncertainties presented by COVID-19. We recently made some workforce reductions that reflect decisions made in early 2020 as part of regular evaluations of our business structure, and weren’t related to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A spokesperson declined to comment on the extent of the job cuts.<\/p>\n We can’t help but notice Dell’s sizable stash of debt: according to its latest financial filings<\/a>, the American tech titan owes $36bn. And it is exploring<\/a> selling off the 81 per cent chunk of VMware it owns that is not publicly traded. In May, Dell halted its 401(K) matching and froze pay raises and hiring.<\/p>\n Word of the cuts, however large or small, come as Uncle Sam’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said<\/a> America’s GDP decreased at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Iain Thomson<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\nSee Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.thelayoff.com\/t\/16bHnscI<\/a>
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