Staff at Dell’s Bracknell-based plant received an email last week in which the company outlined its plans.
“After carefully considering all possible options, Dell has decided that there is a risk that it will be unable to continue to provide work for all of its employees in Dell sites at Bracknell,” wrote Josh Claman and Stephen Murdoch. “Therefore, we need to consider making compulsory redundancies.”
However, Dell at this stage is declining to comment on specific numbers, and the firm’s spokeswoman was unable to provide a breakdown of how individual operations within EMEA would be affected.
She told us that the firm had made “a concerted effort over the past 18 months to streamline its business”, but sadly for the computer maker’s staff those measures have failed to prevent further job cuts.
“We are working to minimise consequences, however we are not going to comment on reassurances at this stage,” said the spokeswoman.
Dell told staff at its Bracknell plant that a consultation process will be initiated to review any proposed redundancies. Employee reps will be elected over the next few weeks.
Staff made redundant will have 90 days to stay on at Dell, with the first terminations expected to be as early as 18th June.