Dell is making another round of jobs cuts at several locations this week
A Dell Inc. spokesman confirmed reports that the computer maker is making another round of jobs cuts at several locations this week, including its local operations.
However, Round Rock-based Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) isn’t disclosing specifics such as the number of layoffs or the exact facilities affected by the job cuts.
“We’ve made a number of tough decisions, including some workforce reductions,” spokesman David Frink said. “We took additional action this week at various Dell Inspiron 1501 battery locations worldwide, including in Central Texas.”
Dell, the No. 3 computer maker in the world, employs 16,000 workers in the Austin area.
The job cuts as part of an ongoing strategy to reduce operating costs. In November, Dell Chief Financial Officer Brian Gladden said the company had reduced costs by $1.6 billion since 2008, but additional cuts were planned.
During 2009, Dell completed or announced 5,100 jobs cuts. It eliminated 1,900 positions in Ireland, then 900 in North Carolina, 1,600 in Poland and 700 in Malaysia.
In Poland, Dell Inspiron 1520 battery is tranfering the ownership of its Polish manufacturing plant to Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group. Dell will become a customer of Foxconn, which will produce its computers, servers and storage systems.
Last month, the company revealed plans to lay off 700 workers at its Malaysian lap-top manufacturing plant.
During Dell’s third quarter that ended Oct. 30, the company posted $337 million in profit on $12.8 billion in revenue versus $727 million in profit on $15.1 billion in revenue during the same period the previous year.