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HP cutting jobs in the UK

Gerd Rohde  6 July 2010 09:45:44

Trade unions voiced their anger about HP axing more than 900 jobs in the UK. It was also said that over 1'000 dismissal might follow next year.

Peter Skyte of UNI affiliate UNITE said: "This is a further cull by HP of its skilled and experienced UK workforce, and follows nearly 4,000 jobs being cut over the past two years since the takeover of EDS by HP."

Skyte also said "There are also serious implications for those who remain in their jobs and carry on service to customers and clients. "Skeleton levels of staff will lead to stressed-out workers who struggle to complete an ever increasing workload."

The European Works Council (EWC) of HP has already raised concerns and questioned the economic necessity of those dismissals as well as the lack of involvement in the decision making of local HR and employee representatives.

For more information see the Press Association.

HP to cut 9’000 jobs?

Gerd Rohde  1 June 2010 16:38:38

According to IT World (01 June) HP is about to cut 9'000 jobs and to automate enterprise services.

Following the integration of EDS, HP will now consolidate its data centers and management platforms. This will go apparently with the automatisation of substantial parts of that work. The job cuts will be stretched over a couple of year, though not details were given. From that HP expects savings in the range of $500 to $700 millions.

Media coverage:

Newswire, Daily Finance, Globalthoughtz, The Huffington Post, Engadget,

HP strike in UK suspended

Gerd Rohde  30 March 2010 13:30:55

Over 1'000 PCS union members had voted in a recent ballot  in favour of strike action on 29-30 March for better pay and job security at HP.

As the company was prepared to return to the bargaining table, the trade union agreed to suspend the strike.

Commenting, Jim Hanson, PCS national officer for HP, said: "Following a meeting with HP at ACAS on 25 March where significant progress was made on the issues of pay and job security, PCS has agreed to suspend the current work to rule and strike action planned for 29th and 30th March.

"Further talks will take place at ACAS on 30th March, after which the union will review action planned for 6th and 7th April."

Trade unions engaged in HP in other European countries are currently preparing solidarity action in support of their UK colleagues.

HP’s biggest business is services says Mark Hurd

Lorenzo DeSantis  22 March 2010 15:33:37

In an article published last week, the CEO of the biggest PC manufacturer in the world declared services is now HP’s biggest business. In fact, services now accounts for 38% of HP’s operating profits thanks to the acquisition of EDS among other things. This is a major change compared to four years ago when imaging and printing still made 80% of the company’s profit.

This strategy shift had already been implemented by other big IT players such as Microsoft and IBM and doesn’t seem to slow down.

Civil service workers at HP UK voted in favor of industrial action

Lorenzo DeSantis  1 March 2010 10:39:35

A majority of PCS members voting in the national ballot have voted in favour of strike action by 63.4% to 36.6%, and in favour of action short of a strike by 81.4% to 18.6%.

"The ballot result sends a clear message to the employer that PCS members will not accept cuts in their accrued rights to fair redundancy compensation at a time when all the main political parties are planning deep public spending cuts" said UNI's affiliate PCS in a statement.

Please find PCS statement here:

PCS members in HP are taking a day’s strike action on Friday 22 January

Lorenzo DeSantis  21 January 2010 13:26:09

PCS members in HP are taking a day’s strike action on Friday 22 January as part of a campaign to win better job security and pay.

Find out more in the PCS bulletin:

Denuncian explotación en HP

Gerd Rohde  18 December 2009 17:05:13

Distintas organizaciones comunales y populares han denunciado la situación de
deterioro sostenido de las condiciones laborales en la empresa HP.
Las trabajadoras y los trabajadores de esta compañía del campo tecnológico han
tenido que soportar congelamientos salariales desde hace bastante tiempo, con lo
que el poder adquisitivo va en descenso para casi 7.000 personas entre jóvenes
estudiantes, padres y madres de familia costarricenses.
El personal de HP quiere demandar sus derechos, ser escuchado, poder plantear
sus necesidades, pero las personas denunciantes se preguntan... ¿ante quién, con el
respaldo de quién, cómo organizar un movimiento y si fuera del caso una huelga?
Una de las agrupaciones populares que denunció la situación es Hormigueros1856
y mediante ella se busca apoyo y asesoría para estas personas.

Cheque System of RBS crashed because of missing qualified EDS Staff

Lorenzo DeSantis  18 December 2009 12:49:06

Please find an article about how the RBS cheque system crashed due to missing EDS qualified employees:  
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/17/eds_mainframe/

Update on the situation in Costa Rica

Lorenzo DeSantis  16 December 2009 14:34:04

Please find here an update of the HP dispute in Costa Rica (in Spanish):
http://revista-amauta.org/archives/9371

EWC report in German

Lorenzo DeSantis  14 December 2009 16:33:54

Please find the German translation of the EWC report here: