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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Information Service Activities 63 - Information Service Activities
700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
26 January 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
American cloud computing company Salesforce has announced that it will cut 700 jobs worldwide.
In January 2024, the company announced a cost-saving plan affecting 700 positions, or roughly 1% of its global workforce. So far, the company has announced layoffs in France. Salesforce is to reduce its employment in France by 170 positions.
It is the second global restructuring plan announced year after year. In 2023, the company cut about 7,900 jobs worldwide as part of global cost-savings measures.
Salesforce is an American market-leading multinational specialised in cloud computing services and products. The company employs 71,000 staff worldwide.
The global restructuring plan for Salesforce, cutting 7,900 jobs, has been recorded in the ERM events database Salesforce-2023-WO.
Eurofound (2024), Salesforce, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 200915, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200915.
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