HP to cut 5,900 European jobs
Hewlett-Packard Corp is to cut around 5,900 jobs from a total of 46,000 in Europe as a consequence of the merger with Compaq Computer Corp, the boss of HP Germany, Heribert Schmitz, was quoted as saying today.
The cuts are part of a total of 15,000 worldwide announced earlier this year by HP chief executive Carly Fiorina.