The people who are now allowed to stop working with business development and IT solutions, reports Aftonbladet. They have been offered compensation packages of six to twelve monthly salaries.
In a comment, H&M writes that the measure is part of a reorganization, and has no direct connection to the corona crisis.
“The H&M group is on a journey of change with the ongoing digitalisation in the industry. It is important that we have the flexibility required in a rapidly changing industry and world. "
"It is obviously painful to have to make these decisions, but we will give employees support for a career outside the H&M group."
The corona crisis has hit hard on HM. During March to early May, total sales decreased by 57 percent compared to the same period last year. The worst affected are the markets in Spain and Italy. At present, 60 per cent of the Group's more than 5,000 stores are still closed and tens of thousands of employees have been laid off, most of them in Sweden.