Recently, rumor said that the mobile phone department of Samsung China was considering layoffs and some employees have been informed orally, the rumor said that the layoffs ratio was about 9%, the mentioned departments including marketing, sales, R&D and other departments, the rumor further disclosed that if it was true, this layoff will involve over 1000 employees.
The principal of Samsung said he didn’t hear such news in a response to the media, while the responsible personnel of Samsung China market department also denied the layoffs, and said Samsung didn’t have such plans in China at present. Recently, many rumors spread out on Samsung layoffs, but all denied by Samsung officially.
Last week, rumor said that due to the decline in sales of smartphones, Samsung planned to lay off 10% of its staffs in the headquarters in South Korea, mainly including the HR, public relations and financial departments, but Samsung denied the rumor subsequently and said it was only the adjustment of positions of a part staffs.