Signage is displayed outdoors the Xerox headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.
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Xerox on Wednesday introduced it can cut 15% of its workforce as half of a plan to implement a brand new organizational construction and working mannequin.
Xerox, which gives digital printing and doc administration applied sciences, had about 20,500 staff as of Dec. 31, 2022, in accordance to a submitting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Based on this determine, Wednesday’s layoffs will have an effect on about 3,075 staff.
Shares of Xerox fell greater than 9% following the announcement Wednesday.
The firm’s restructuring plan includes simplifying its merchandise inside its core print enterprise, growing effectivity throughout its international enterprise companies and boosting give attention to IT and different digital companies, in accordance to a release. Xerox mentioned it additionally redesigned its government group to assist perform the brand new mannequin.
“The shift to a enterprise unit working mannequin is a continuation of our client-focused, balanced execution priorities and is designed to speed up product and companies, go-to-market, and company capabilities’ working efficiencies throughout all geographies we serve,” Xerox CEO Steven Bandrowczak mentioned within the launch.
Xerox will perform the cuts this quarter, in accordance to the discharge. A consultant for Xerox didn’t remark past the discharge.
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