No mass layoffs for Atos in France

French IT firm Atos, which is currently working on a split up after its shares slumped this year, does not plan mass layoffs in France, but plans to adjust its workforce on the European level.

“There will be no redundancy plan in France, where the new Atos would employ 5,700 people”, the company’s Chief Executive Nourdine Bihmane told business paper La Tribune.

“On the other hand, we have started a process of information and consultation with the employee representative bodies at European level, with a view to adjusting our organisation,” he added.

He also said that Atos, which is spinning off its more strategic cybersecurity and services operations, dubbed Evidian, would be looking at all offers from investors, including foreign investors, for its remaining businesses. Reuters