Samsung cuts US jobs, offers relocations ahead of HQ move
Samsung Electronics cut jobs at its U.S. display, phone, and other consumer electronics operations, affecting workers mainly in New Jersey and Texas. The South Korean tech giant stated to Reuters on Sunday that 739 roles in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, have been affected by Samsung Electronics America (SEA)'s plans to move its headquarters to Texas, as SEA focuses on consumer electronics and does not include chips.
A majority of affected people received relocation offers, but others were let go. At SEA's Plano, Texas office, some 100 workers, including staff in its mobile division, have been let go. SEA employees in New Jersey only moved to new offices less than a year ago. SEA employs about 1,200 workers in New Jersey, according to a press release by U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer. Documents seen by Reuters show that the unit notified some employees on June 30 of an "enterprise-wide reduction-in-force."
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