Intel is reportedly preparing to lay off about 20% of its global workforce, causing concerns over potential job losses at its Leixlip facility in Ireland, where around 5,000 people are currently employed. While the company has not confirmed the cuts will impact Leixlip specifically, government officials remain apprehensive. However, there is some hope that the focus of the layoffs may target management and non-core activities, potentially sparing the engineering-heavy workforce in Leixlip. Intel maintains that Ireland will remain a key hub for semiconductor manufacturing.
It's not good and it sets a worrying tone. From media reports, they have said the lay-offs will be targeted at management and bureaucracy.
Ireland continues to play an important role in Intel's plans as the European hub for manufacturing semiconductors, and we don't see speculation around headcount reduction changing this.
Speculation about possible lay-offs was very difficult for staff working at the Intel plant. We will continue our engagement with management over the coming weeks and months.
If the focus of the lay-offs is on trimming non-core activities, then the Leixlip workforce would be less threatened by redundancies.
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