HP Cuts Workforce By 5%, Looks To Probe GM Hires

dcblogs writes "Hewlett-Packard's reduced its workforce last year by 17,800 employees, more than half-way to its restructuring goal. But some key IT workers left unexpectedly and have taken jobs with HP customer, General Motors. GM, which outsourced its IT for years to EDS, announced plans last year to in-source its IT. HP acquired EDS in 2008. On Nov. 30, 18 employees of HP's Global Information Technology Organization in Austin 'resigned en masse and without notice' and 'immediately began working for General Motors in Austin in GM's new IT Innovation Center,' according to court papers. HP is asking the court for approval to depose some of the exiting workers to determine whether employment contracts were violated. 'HP expects that additional resignations will follow as the departed employees will likely seek to build out their teams by filling in with subordinate employees from HP,' the company said."

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Re:Texas is a right to work state

[BitZtream]

Wrong

Right to work means a union can not prevent an employee who isn't in the union from working at a company that has unionized employees.

It prevents unions from taking over and running the show and requires non-union employees be treated exactly the same as unionized employees regardless of their union status.

It takes power away from unions and gives it to all workers. Management has nothing to do with it.

Thanks for continuing to perpetuate the ignorance.