SAP—SAP announced 8,000-10,000 job cuts under 'Next Level Transformation' program, European Works Council called it a euphemism for layoffs
SAP announced restructuring affecting 8,000-10,000 positions under its 'Next Level Transformation' program, investing nearly €1B in AI as justification. The European Works Council accused SAP of using the program as a 'euphemism' for layoffs, stating management 'did not adequately justify the business logic.' 4,100 jobs affected in Europe including 2,600 in Germany. Employee engagement index target was lowered from 76-80% to 70-74%. By April 2025, only 3,000 had departed and SAP paused further cuts.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
SAP European Works Council accused company of hiding layoffs behind 'transformation' language as 10,000 jobs targeted
SAP announced 8,000-10,000 job cuts under 'Next Level Transformation', investing €1B in AI. The European Works Council stated management 'did not adequately justify the business logic' and called it a 'euphemism for layoffs.' 4,100 jobs affected in Europe with 2,600 in Germany. Employee engagement targets were lowered. By April 2025, only 3,000 had departed.