Showing posts with label layoffs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label layoffs. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Merck to slash middle management

Pharmaceutical giant Merck said Wednesday that it will cut 7200 jobs by the end of 2011 to lower costs, with 40% of the reductions coming from the U.S.

Merck also will cut its number of senior and mid-level executives by about 25%.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Pfizer - attention drug reps; incoming!

One hint that Pfizer layoffs will only continue: The company extended its severance-package program, which was due to expire at year's end, through mid-2009, because the drugmaker couldn't treat new layoffs differently from those cut previously.

According to sources close to the action, those layoffs probably would include a large number of sales reps.

FiercePharma has the report.

And Ed at Pharmalot has the story.

Sunday, September 28, 2008