Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others
Updated at 7:41 a.m. PT to include reductions in temporary and contract workers.
Sony plans to lay off 8,000 workers in its electronics business worldwide as part of a broader plan to trim expenses and tighten its focus in a difficult financial climate, the company said Tuesday.
The Japanese electronics and media giant, which currently has a full-time global workforce of 160,000, joins a long list of tech companies that have cut jobs and scaled back production.
The company will also eliminate a number of contract workers and temporary employees, which would total an additional 8,… Read more
