Siemens to slash 6,900 roles worldwide
Siemens does not expect to enforce compulsory redundancies in the UK as part of plans to cut 6,900 roles worldwide.
The industrial group said half of the jobs would be slashed in Germany, with around 1,100 to go in the rest of Europe and 1,800 in the US.
A spokeswoman for Siemens declined to give a figure over the exact number of positions going in the UK. However, she said it would be "extremely manageable".
Siemens' largest UK site is its factory in Lincoln, which employs 1,500 people and which manufactures primarily small- to medium-sized gas turbines.
Siemens is briefing employees at that factory on Friday, although it is unlikely to provide further details on the the job cuts.
A spokeswoman said there was still a market for the turbines and that its expansion plans in Lincoln would be "unaffected" by the announcement.
Under these plans, announced in April, it is investing £35m in the Lincoln area to build a new operations centre and to buy the Teal Park site.
It is thought Siemens will reduce job numbers in the UK by not filling positions when employees leave and potentially through voluntary redundancy. It expects to avoid compulsory redundancies.
There will be no closures of UK sites, however, and the reduction in workforce will take place over four to six years.
The 6,900 worldwide job cuts were announced on Thursday evening, with the firm citing "worldwide over-capacities and the resulting price pressure" in power-plant technology, generators and large electrical motors.
"Global demand for large gas turbines (generating more than 100 megawatts) has fallen drastically and is expected to level out at around 110 turbines a year," it said.
A German trade union said the plan was a "broad-based attack on the employees".
