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Fujitsu layoffs 2026
Fujitsu's voluntary redundancy scheme is oversubscribed with hundreds of staff applying to leave, indicating severe morale issues following Post Office IT scandal
Source: ComputerWeekly
- Who
- Fujitsu · Australia & New Zealand
- What happened
- Fujitsu's voluntary redundancy scheme is oversubscribed with hundreds of staff applying to leave, indicating severe morale issues following Post Office IT scandal
- When
- 2026-06-03
- Source
- ComputerWeekly
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 97.6 (Neutral) — down 3.4 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is rising (+5.6pts).
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