Unilever to slash 250 R&D jobs globally

Posted: 2008-12-03 23:34:36+05:30 IST
Updated: Dec 03, 2008 at 2334 hrs IST

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London: Consumer goods major Unilever Plc has announced slashing of 250 research jobs across the world as a part of its restructuring plan to consolidate its research and development activities.

The reshaping programme has been announced to combine and streamline group's three global research and development operations into one Unilever R&D organisation to improve efficiency, a company statement said. "As a result of the intended changes, Unilever expects that approximately 390 full-time positions will be impacted, resulting in a net reduction of 250 full-time positions," it stated.

—PTI

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