Union says IBM Germany considering up to 3,000 layoffs - report

IBM is considering laying off up to 3,000 German employees, or 18 percent of its staff in the country over the next two years, business magazine Wirschafts Woche reported on Thursday, quoting a union leader on the company's supervisory board. An IBM spokesman declined to comment on what he said were “rumors and speculation”. The Verdi service union believes 2,500 of the potential layoffs were relatively fixed in the company's plans, with 500 more possible if business conditions deter