[31.07.2007 first posted on silicon republic]
The work carried out by the 900 Xerox staff that are due to transfer to IBM Global Services could eventually be redeployed to other IBM locations and while there are no redundancies planned, reductions are envisaged through natural attrition, siliconrepublic.com understands.

Last month Xerox confirmed that 900 of its 1,700-strong Irish workforce are to transfer to IBM Global Services following a year-long strategic review.
Under the deal, the 900 staff members in Xerox’s Ballycoolin operations will remain in their offices but will instead become employees of IBM.
It emerged this morning that employees were told yesterday their roles would be integrated into IBM’s global network and the work could be delivered from IBM centres in Dublin, Scotland, India and the Philippines.
However, a spokesman for Xerox said that since the news of the outsourcing emerged “redundancies weren’t envisaged then nor are they now”.
In a statement, Xerox said it communicated to employee representatives transition plans for its outsourcing contract with IBM, whereby IBM will draw upon “its global delivery capability to deliver services to Xerox”.. This transition is envisaged to take up to 18 months to complete.
“IBM will continue to work closely with Xerox over coming months on integration and will continue to consult with personnel during this phase,” Xerox stated.
“We believe that changes will be effected through, for example, attrition, redeployment and, if necessary, redundancy. Upon transfer, IBM will work closely with affected employees to assist in identifying future opportunities.
“Xerox and IBM have worked hard to reach the best solution for both customers and employees. IBM is a global company with expertise worldwide and has a commitment to use that expertise in providing the level of support that meets Xerox’s long-term requirements,” Xerox said.
By John Kennedy