HTC confirms staff layoffs in U.S. division
2013/09/14 22:17:13
Taipei, Sept. 14 (CNA) Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. confirmed Saturday media reports that its division in the United States has laid off some of its employees.
Foreign media reports said HTC America has let go as much as 20 percent of its workforce. The company's U.S. arm originally had about 150 employees.
HTC defended the layoffs as a decisive action to streamline management, but it did not reveal how many employees were affected.
Media reports said that about 30 formal employees and contract workers had been laid off.
HTC said in a statement that the reduction in workforce was a "decisive action ... to streamline and optimize our organization and improve efficiency after several years of aggressive growth."
(By Esme Jiang and Sofia Wu)
