Philips scraps 6,000 jobs in drive to improve profitability

  AMSTERDAM -- Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday it would scrap 6,000 jobs to restore its profitability following a recall of respiratory devices that knocked off 70% of its market value. Half of the job cuts will be made this year, the company said, adding that the other half will be realized by 2025. The new reorganization comes on top of a plan announced last October to reduce its workforce by 5%, or 4,000 jobs, as it grapples with the fallout from the recall of millions of ventilators used to treat sleep apnea over worries that foam used in the machines could become toxic. The reduced workforce should lead to a low-teens profit margin, as mea...Keep on reading: Philips scraps 6,000 jobs in drive to improve profitability

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