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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Information Service Activities 63 - Information Service Activities
170 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 plans to reduce its workforce in France by 170 positions. The measure is a part of a global restructuring plan, affecting a total of 700 jobs worldwide.
As of January 2024, no details on the positions or regions affected have been announced.
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 has been recorded in the ERM Salesforce-2024-WO. In 2023, Salesforce announced another global restructuring plan, affecting 7,900 jobs worldwide. This event has been recorded in the ERM events data base Salesforce-2023-WO.
Eurofound (2024), Salesforce, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 201720, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201720.
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