It looks like the South Korean tech giant is feeling the pinch after enduring declining profits. It has been reported that Samsung will be cutting its workforce by 10 percent in departments like public relations, finance and human resources at its corporate headquarters according to the Korea Economic Daily.
Samsung has suffered from falling profits for seven straight quarters. In July, the company posted a net profit of $4.9 billion for 2015’s second quarter, down 8 percent from the same period last year.
Cutting jobs is the easiest way to control costs and Samsung’s spending on mobile business could also be more tightly controlled, said analyst Chung Chang Won at the Seoul-based Nomura Holdings Inc. Samsung’s preparing to tighten its belt as it isn’t likely see rapid profit growth in the years to come.
