july 19 reuters  decadeshigh inflation and the impact of war in ukraine have forced companies across europe into layoffs or hiring freezes here are some of the companies that have announced cuts since january  autoliv  the swedish airbag and seatbelt maker said on june 8 it plans to cut around 8000 jobs which equates to about 11 of direct and indirect positions at the company  continental congde  the automotive parts supplier plans to phase out business activities at its gifhorn plant by the end of 2027 initially affecting 450 out of 900 jobs at the site  stellantis stlammi  the carmaker agreed with unions in february to cut up to 2000 workers from its italian operations through voluntary redundancies on june 28 it said it plans to close its mechanical gearbox plant in austria impacting 300 jobs   volvo volvbst  the swedish group said in march it would restructure its european busmaking operation leading to a reduction of 1600 jobs  volvo car volcarbst  the automaker on may 4 announced 1300 additional layoffs in sweden 6 of the companys workforce in its home country  carrefour carrpa  the french retailer said on june 26 it could cut up to 979 jobs in france on voluntary basis  deliveroo rool  the british meal delivery company said on feb 9 it would cut around 9 of its workforce or 350 roles  fielmann fiegde  the german glasses retailer said on march 3 it would slash hundreds of jobs by 2025  haleon hlnl  the sensodyne toothpastemaker is looking to cut hundreds of jobs in the uk and worldwide the guardian reported on july 13  sainsburys sbryl  the british supermarket group plans to consolidate five existing sainsburys and argos general merchandise depots into three closing two by 2026 in a move that will impact 1400 workers it said on feb 28  zalando zalgde  the german online fashion retailer said on feb 21 it would cut hundreds of jobs across the company  british steel the chineseowned company said on feb 22 it could cut up to 260 jobs after announcing the planned closure of its coke ovens in northern england  kone knebvhe  the finnish elevator maker said on jan 26 it would reduce headcount by 1000 including 150 in finland  ssab ssabast  the swedish steel maker said on june 16 it has started furlough talks concerning 850 of its 4700 employees in finland due to weak demand in the construction sector its unit ruukki construction could lay off about 200 of its around 1500 employees across its operating countries it said on june 27  varta var1de  the german battery maker said on june 30 it would cut 88 jobs through a volunteer programme as part of restructuring  bt btl  britains biggest broadband and mobile provider on may 18 said it would reduce its total workforce by up to 55000 jobs by the end of the decade to become a much leaner business  dormakaba dokas  the swiss security group said on july 3 it expects to reduce its fulltime equivalent positions by around 800  ericsson ericbst  the telecom equipment maker will lay off 8500 employees globally as part of its plan to cut costs a memo seen by reuters said  logitech logns  the maker of keyboards webcams and other computer accessories is laying off about 300 people in a global reorganization bloomberg news reported on march 22  nokia nokiahe  the finnish telecom equipment maker said on may 3 it plans to cut up to 208 jobs in finland  philips phgas  the dutch medical equipment maker on jan 30 said it would cut 6000 jobs to counter falling sales and after a massive recall of its respiratory machines  sap sapgde  the german software company said on jan 26 it planned to shed 3000 jobs 25 of its global workforce to cut costs and focus on its cloud business  telecom italia tlitmi  the group is seeking to cut as many as 2000 jobs in italy through a voluntary early retirement scheme sources told reuters in march  vodafone vodl  the british telecoms group on june 15 reached an agreement with unions over 1003 job cuts in italy to cut costs it said in may it would cut 11000 jobs globally over three years as it forecast a 15 billion euro drop in 2023 free cash flow  air liquide airppa  the french industrial gases firm on july 5 said it might reduce its french workforce by 430 net positions  basf basfnde  the german chemicals maker said on feb 24 it would cut 2600 jobs to improve competitiveness as it warned of a further decline in earnings due to rising costs  deutsche bank dbkgnde  germanys largest bank is drawing up plans to cut 10 of its 17000 german retail jobs in the next few years a person with knowledge of the matter said on june 23 the bank declined to comment deutsche bank had on april 27 said it would cut 800 jobs to reduce costs by an additional 500 million euros over the next few years  evonik evknde  the german specialty chemicals producer said on april 3 it would cut 200 jobs as part of restructuring of its pet food unit  grifols grlsmc  the spanish pharmaceutical firm said on feb 15 it would lay off around 2300 employees or 85 of its global workforce amid a strategy overhaul aimed at reaching annual savings of around 400 million euros  prosiebensat psmgnde  the german media group said on july 18 it would cut 400 fulltime jobs as part of restructuring measures focusing on its entertainment activities  standard chartered stanl  the british bank has started laying off employees in its london singapore and hong kong offices and the total reduction could be more than 100 positions bloomberg news reported on june 7  stora enso stervhe  the finnish forestry firm said on june 15 it will cut 1150 jobs after it decided to shut down some pulp production plants in finland poland estonia and netherlands  taylor wimpey twl  the british housebuilder said on jan 13 it was considering job cuts to keep a lid on costs but did not specify the number of potential job cuts  ubs ubsgs  the swiss bank weighs cutting tens of thousands of jobs or around 30 of its combined workforce following its emergency takeover of credit suisse a person familiar with the discussions said on june 28 it unveiled a raft of management changes in its global wealth management business on july 6 affecting roughly 180 former credit suisse executives credit suisse is also set to cut more than 40 jobs in one of its china units two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on july 19 source regulatory filings reuters stories and company websites 1  104142 swedish crowns 1  09222 euros