Philips to cut 5% of global workforce

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Philips' new chief executive officer announced plans on Monday to cut around 4,000 jobs following falling sales and after a massive recall slashed around 70 per cent off the Dutch medical equipment maker's market value in the past year. Photograph: Sem Van Der Wal/Getty Philips' new chief executive officer (CEO) announced plans on Monday to cut around 4,000 jobs following falling sales and after a massive recall slashed around 70 per cent off the Dutch medical equipment maker's market value in the past year. "We have now had five quarters of declining sales, declining profit, and now … [in the…

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