LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - About 1,000 information technology workers throughout the Walt Disney Co. will have their jobs outsourced, but few layoffs are expected. Most workers would be moved into new jobs with two vendors, International Business Machines Corp. and Affiliated Computer Services Inc., after negotiations are completed this month, the company told employees Thursday. The outsourcing is planned to occur in mid-July.
About one-third of the division's overall work force would be affected.
Some workers may be offered jobs elsewhere at Disney or be laid off, the company told employees, but no numbers were provided.
The IT unit handles such services as desktop computer support and network management for the Burbank, Calif.-based company, which employs more than 100,000 people worldwide.