Sony mobile staff pulled banner protest: layoffs without consultation

[Abstract] One employee revealed that the layoff process since November has not been openly negotiated and employees are not satisfied with the terms of the compensation. Dozens of Sony mobile employees in front of the Beijing Sony Mobile Communications building to pull a banner protest. This morning, dozens of Sony mobile employees held banners in front of the Beijing Sony Mobile Communications building to protest the company's layoff process was not open and the process was not negotiated. It is understood that this is Beijing Sony Mobile November announced layoffs after the second employee protests. October 31, Sony group released the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, said the company will significantly reduce the size of the mobile business in China, which involves the Sony Mobile in China, the number of layoffs for 700-800 people. Sony Mobile China employee said that the layoff process since November has not been openly negotiated and that employees are not satisfied with the terms of the compensation. At present, more than 700 people who will be laid off are already 200 in the process of layoffs, and the company forcibly closed some of the accounts, let them leave. In response to the layoffs, Sony has previously responded that Sony Mobile China Company's layoff plan has not been finalized, still need to undergo negotiations with the trade unions and higher government departments of approval. The company will make every effort to provide the affected employees with better compensation than the legal standards, and provide employment training, talent market and other staff support programs to achieve a smooth transition.