Out of the 6500 layoffs announced a couple of weeks back, only about 4300+ have been accounted, What about the balance 2000+ left? Any updates.
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Havant was already included in the "4300+".
WARN act loop hole. Don't fire employees, tell them to go home for 30-60 days and then fire.
the balance will come from the closer of Havant, UK announced today.
Former world headquarters of Xyratex....
Clusterstor bailed out of there over the last year...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/25/seagate_havant_factory_closing/
have to do it in waves to avoid the WARN act.
Enough people are leaving in the U.S. that we shouldn't have to worry about it.
Other than Malaysia, Did you account for Suzhou closure ?
No US sites were touched from that. Shakopee close? There is still about 1000 from the original 1600 that haven't been accounted for either.