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Sampo bank is aiming to cut its workforce by 400 jobs. The dismissals will be mainly carried out through voluntary redundancy packages (financial benefits) and retirement arrangements. The significant increase of internet banking is given as the reason for this restructuring plan.
In October 2003, the company ended cooperation talks. As an result 346 jobs will be cut mainly in customer services. The cuts will be carried out almost without direct dismissals. Only six jobs are threatened directly. The rest will be handled by various pension arrangements etc. The cuts are motivated by the increase of internet banking resulting to diminished need of work force.
Eurofound (2003), Sampo Bank, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 59636, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59636.