German Software  Giant SAP Planning Layoffs 
The Wall Street Journal online (USA) |  13.05.2014
 
SAP is cutting jobs as it modernizes  its organization and shift
its focus from packaged software to a cloud-based  software delivery model. The layoffs follow a series of high-level executive  departures and precede a vote that will make co-Chief Executive, Bill  McDermott, the company's sole CEO. A company spokesman said the goal of the  layoffs wasn't to cut the overall head count but to realign the company's  resources with its new strategy. He said the company planned to end the year  with more employees than it began with.
According to SAP spokesman, James  Dever, SAP "will support affected employees to find new opportunities  both inside and outside SAP." (subscription required;  also appeared in  "The Wall Street Journal", May 14, p.18) 
 
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SAP Cutting Jobs  As CEO McDermott Hastens Software Shift 
Bloomberg online (USA) | 13.05.2014

SAP is planning widespread job cuts  for the first time in over four years as the company shifts to online cloud  computing services. Despite job cuts, SAP spokesman, Jim Dever, says the  company will close the year with
higher numbers of workers than are currently  employed. The cuts come as the company is transitioning its leadership, with  co-CEO Bill McDermott soon to become sole CEO, and as SAP also experiences  several executive level changes.
An unnamed source said that job reductions  would not number in the high
thousands and that some of the positions to be  cut were back office support
positions for companies acquired by SAP. 
 
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SAP Cutting  Unspecified Number Of Jobs In Workforce Restructuring
PCWorld online (USA) | 13.05.2014
 
SAP is restructuring its skill set and  trimming down its workforce. This comes just before SAP's annual Sapphire Now  conference and just
after several executive changes, including the departure  of Vishal Sikka.
According to SAP spokesman, Andy Kendzie "This  initiative is about simplifying SAP for the customer... we will continue to  invest in our innovation leadership and become the cloud company." SAP  also announced layoff plans in 2009, but has since added to its numbers  through acquisitions like Sybase, SuccessFactors and Ariba. Sapphire Now,  which will showcase SAP's product road map and its strategic vision, begins  June 3 in Orlando. (also seen on zdnet.com, pcadvisor.co.uk, infoworld.com,  cio.com, computerworld.com)
 
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RSA CGIL SAP Italia Vimercate – SE SNB Rep. ITALY UNION COMMUNIQUE'

On March 10th, 2014, after six months’ negotiations, SAP Employees’ Representatives and SAP Management signed an Agreement on the involvement of Employees in the future SAP SE (SAP “Societas Europea” or “European Company”).

For a general background on Societas Europea (SE) please refer to the European Trade Union Institute website: http://www.worker-participation.eu/European-Company-SE/Frequent-Questions).

This “Agreement on the Involvement of Employees in SAP SE” regulates the establishment, the scope and competence of the SE Works Council (i.e. the body composed by the Employee’s Representatives of each country that will replace the current European Work Council), the Information and Consultation Obligations of SAP Management towards the SE Works Council and the employees’ representatives participation in the Supervisory Board of SAP SE.

The text signed on March 10th is available on the SAP Intranet.

RSA CGIL SAP Italia Vimercate - SE SNB Rep. UNION COMMUNIQUE' 

On March 2013 the Supervisory Board of SAP AG approved the proposal of the Executive Board to prepare the conversion of the legal form of the company into a European Company‘Societas Europeae’ (SE).

Under the SE Directive, and its transpostion in the SE German law, the creation of a European Company will require negotiations between Central Management and a Special Negotiation Body compsed of employees' representative.

Negotiation topics will be:

• Participation of employees in the Supervisory Board of SAP SE: number of seats, allocation of seats among different countries.
• Determination of the procedure for the information and consultation of employees by the establishment of an SE Works Council.

The first meeting of the SE Special Negotiation Body will take place in Walldorf between September 9th and 13th.