RIM reported to be set to slash further 12 per cent of workforce

Canada’s Research In Motion is reported to be planning job cuts of up to 2,000 personnel out of its 16,500 worldwide staff.

A person familiar with the company’s plans told a newspaper in Canada that the layoffs may cut even deeper than that. The redundancies are expected to be announced just before the company announces its financial results on the June 2.

The company has already cut its staff from a peak of 20,000. Since the emergence of the Apple and Android products, the company has struggled to retain market share and has lost several executives, as well as making redundancies across the company.

The company has not commented officially on the latest media reports.