Software company Salesforce expected to announce job cuts 

It is understood the company is taking measures to further reduce costs and 'right-size' its workforce given the challenging global economic environment.

Salesforce is expected to announce it will make jobs redundant with staff to be notified on Wednesday, the Irish Examiner has learned.

The software company notified the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Minister Simon Coveney of potential redundancies on Wednesday.