Starbucks plans to lay off 1100 corporate employees globally as new chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. In a letter to employees released Monday, Niccol said the business will inform employees who are being laid off by mid-day on Tuesday. Niccol said Starbucks is also eliminating several hundred open and unfilled positions. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “Our intent is to operate more efficiently, increase accountability, reduce complexity and drive better integration,” Niccol wrote in the letter. Starbucks has 16,000 corporate support employees worldwide but that includes some employees who are not affected, like roasting…