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22/09/2015at 11:31

800 could be axed at Norwegian service company

A new wave of mass layoffs may hit oil company MHWirth in Kristiansand, warn the owners who earlier this year axed hundreds of employees.
BY OLE ANDERSEN

Between 500 to 800 jobs could be cut at Norwegian oil service company MHWirth in Kristiansand, informs Aker-owner Øyvind Eriksen at an industry conference according to Norwegian media.

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