Shell Will Terminate 9,000 Officers

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Royal Dutch Shell or better known as Shell will cut 9,000 employees. Work termination (PHK) This mass was carried out because the Dutch company was hit by a drop in demand for oil during the Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The pruning of the 9,000 officers will be fully implemented in 2022, including 1,500 recruiting officers.

The total number of Shell employees currently reaches 83,000 people throughout the world, and 6,000 of them are employees in the UK.

This decision was made after Shell cut its dividends for the first time since World War II 5 months ago.

CEO Shell Ben van Beurden mengatakan, PHK This mass is the best step to sustain the company in the future. In addition, it is also in order to continue the company’s plan to convert its business to clean energy without emissions.

“It pains us to know that we have to say goodbye to some of the best people. But we are doing this because we have to do it, because it is the right thing to do for the future of the company,” Beurden said as quoted by the BBC on Wednesday (30 / 9/2029),

“We have to act swiftly and decisively and make some very difficult financial decisions to ensure we stay strong, including cutting dividends,” said Van Beurden.

Beurden also expressed his feeling of loss because the company had to lose a number of employees who were victims of COVID-19.

“COVID-19 has attacked us in other ways. Unfortunately, we also lost six employees and six fellow contractors because of the virus,” he said.

Apart from Shell, another world oil giant, namely BP, has also cut its employees massively. Previously, BP has announced that it will cut 10,000 employees from a total of 70,000 employees worldwide. The Shell rival has also cut its dividends.

During the pandemic, Shell has experienced a drastic decline in profits. In the first quarter of 2020, the company’s net profit fell by 46% to US $ 2.9 billion or around Rp 43 trillion (exchange rate of Rp 14,900). In the second quarter of 2020, the company’s revenue fell again by 82% to US $ 638 million or only Rp 9.5 trillion.

In the third quarter of 2020, the company hopes that its net profit will be at least in the range of US $ 800-875 million or around Rp. 11.9-13 trillion.

Currently, the company is carrying out efficiencies which are expected to result in savings of US $ 2-2.5 billion or around Rp.29.8-37 trillion by 2022.

(dna / dna)

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