HP Inc. | Layoff Event

Layoff Details

Reason

HP Inc. is implementing a 'Future Ready Transformation' plan to drive structural cost savings through digital transformation, portfolio optimization, and operational efficiency. This initiative is also aimed at rebalancing the company's focus amidst a soft consumer PC market and increasing investments in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate product development, improve customer satisfaction, and boost productivity. The layoffs are a strategic pivot to shed legacy operations and align with future AI-driven growth areas, partly in response to a brutal post-pandemic slump in consumer PC sales and weak guidance due to U.S. trade regulations.

Affected Locations

GloballyChina (due to manufacturing shifts)

Affected Departments

Factory and Supply Chain WorkersConsumer PC Support StaffHR and Back-Office TeamsLegacy Hardware Engineers

Stock Performance Around Layoff

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