CANADA : 1,100 DELL EMPLOYEES GET PINK SLIPS

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http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/291906652292838.php#
Layoffs continue at Dell
Ottawa
Canada Dell has laid off an undisclosed number of sales staff from its
Ottawa office this week, as part of the nearly 1,100 pink slips
originally announced by the U.S.-based computer giant in late
April.Dell representative Blair Patacairk told the OBJ “a few” sales
staff members were laid off this week, but could not provide exact
numbers. But he said that number is in addition to 20 to 30 call centre
employees also to be laid off this week as per Dell’s original
announcement nearly two months ago, in which more than one thousand
jobs were to be cut in two separate rounds of layoffs.Mr. Patacairk
said that while the bulk of the second round will occur the week of
June 27 – in which around 400 to 500 staff will be let go – he also
said some jobs would stay in Ottawa until August or even early
September. “And that’s because of the business unit that they’re in,
and how they’re being integrated into our world network,” he
explained.”Although the bulk of the people are slated to go at the end
of June, there will be some people leaving at the end of this week,” he
said.”There are some units that are going to go a little earlier, and
some that are going to go a little later than we expected.”

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June 16, 2008 at 12:34 PM