Tue Nov 4, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer maker Dell Inc has asked employees to consider taking up to five days of unpaid vacation as it struggles to cut costs in the face of weak global demand.
The No. 2 computer maker, which is near the end of a program of 8,900 job cuts, is also offering voluntary severance packages and has instituted a global hiring freeze. http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE4A37BQ20081104