Dyson to Cut Approximately 1,000 Jobs in UK as Part of Broader Restructuring

TapTechNews July 10th news, according to a report by the Financial Times, Dyson will lay off approximately 1,000 people in the UK, almost one-third of its total number of employees in the UK, which is part of a broader reorganization of the company.

A person familiar with the matter said Dyson informed employees of the redundancy plan on Tuesday and stated that it will retain its R & D center in the UK. The person requested anonymity because the negotiations with the employees are still ongoing. As of the end of last year, the company had 3,500 employees in the UK and 14,000 employees globally.

Dyson CEO Hanno Kirner said in a statement: Dyson is growing rapidly, and like all companies, we will from time to time review the global structure to ensure we are ready for the future. Therefore, we propose to make changes to the organization, which may lead to redundancies.

Dyson also said that the UK will remain an important center for the company's R & D, and is also the location of the Dyson Institute, which has 160 undergraduate engineers. But a Dyson employee who received a redundancy notice told the BBC that although the R & D building still exists, but the employees involved in R & D have now all left the Dyson building.

Currently, more than half of the company's sales come from the Asia-Pacific region. In recent years, the company has expanded its manufacturing operations in countries such as Singapore and the Philippines, and moved its corporate headquarters from the UK to Singapore in 2019.