
荷兰医疗科技公司皇家飞利浦(Royal Philips)计划裁员约4000人。该公司新任掌门人正开始对业务进行全面改革。该公司面临有关数百万个有缺陷医疗设备的法律诉讼,(by legal action surrounding millions of faulty medical devices)导致业务受到冲击。为了每年节省约3亿欧元(合2.96亿美元),将立即在其全球网络进行裁员(across its global network to save about €300mn annuall),裁员人数相当于员工总数的5%( amounting to 5 per cent of the workforce)。该集团还面临着供应链挑战带来的压力。
飞利浦宣布上述消息的同时报告第三季度亏损13亿欧元,主要是由于其呼吸系统业务损失13亿欧元( reported a loss of €1.3bn in the third quarter, largely due to a €1.3bn writedown on its respiratory business),该公司不得不召回或维修逾500万台主要用于帮助睡眠呼吸暂停症患者呼吸的机器。
飞利浦曾是全球领先的电子集团之一。(once one of the world’s leading electronics groups)此次裁员是业务事故对公司沉重打击的迹象,(sign of the toll that the discovery of a faulty component in the machines has taken on Philips)。这场争议导致了一些人身伤害索赔以及引起了美国司法部的注意力,其首席执行官弗朗斯•范豪顿也在今年离职。(The controversy, which has resulted in personal injury claims and an investigation by the US Department of Justice, forced the exit this year of Frans van Houten )范豪顿领导了飞利浦向医疗技术领域的转型。(Who led Philips’s recent shift to health technology)
为了实现飞利浦的盈利增长潜力,这些初步裁员行动是开始扭转公司情况所必需的。
"Prime priority is to improve execution, these initial actions are needed to start turning the company around in order to realise Philips’ profitable growth potential "
- 新任首席执行官罗伊•雅各布斯(Roy Jakobs)
成立于1891年的飞利浦曾押注,从消费电子产品转向医疗科技将重振其业务来赢得股东的支持。(a steer away from consumer electronics and towards health technology would revitalise its business and win over shareholders.) 去年3月,飞利浦宣布出售其家用电器业务(announced the sale of its domestic appliance business )几周后,因为发现其呼吸设备中使用的泡沫可能会降解,有可能使患者暴露于有毒化学物质中( that foam used in its respiratory devices could degrade and risk exposing patients to toxic chemicals.),进展受到了打击(progress was dealt a blow)。预计运营和供应挑战将持续仍旧一段时间,原因是全球经济不断恶化(deteriorating global economy),以及围绕防疫措施的持续不确定性(continued uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 measures )。飞利浦已两次下调全年销售预期,(twice cut its guidance for full-year sales)预计第四季度营收将出现个位数下降。(single-digit decline)
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