Ericsson workers keener than expected for voluntary redundancy

When times are tough you take the wins where you can and it turns out that Ericsson is pretty handy when it comes to downsizing.
In an announcement entitled ‘Update on cost and efficiency program’ Ericsson declared the plan to reduce its headcount in Sweden by 3,000 is progressing ahead of plan.
The reductions have been sought through a combination of a voluntary reduction program, reduction of production in Sweden, outsourcing and natural attrition so, for things to be progressing a