S'pore-headquartered Dyson to axe 1,000 jobs in Britain

Singapore-headquartered Dyson announced on July 9 that it would lay off about 1,000 of its 3,500 staff in Britain as part of a global restructuring. In total, the company has some 14,000 staff worldwide.

- Colin Tan

When asked about the fate of its almost 2,000 staff here, the multinational technology company said there was no direct impact from the announcement and declined to comment further.

ST understands that due to rules in Britain surrounding the retrenchment exercise, the company is legally unable to shed further light on the situation at this stage.

“We have grown quickly and, like all companies, we review our global structures from time to time to ensure we are prepared for the future,” said chief executive Hanno Kirner in a statement on July 9.