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Layoff notices have been issued to nearly 80% of TeleTech`s Orillia workforce.
Of the call centre`s 591 local employees, 472 are expected to be out of work July 31.
The layoff notices, delivered yesterday, are a result of one of the Orillia facility`s two clients shutting down, said Tim Hinds, executive director of human capital.
Speaking on the phone from the company`s corporate headquarters in Denver, Colo., Hinds said, "One of our clients there is going to be shutting down in terms of the support that we provide."
He would not divulge the name of the client or the reason for its closure.
TeleTech is "actively seeking new business to replace the work that`s lost," Hinds said, but added there are no assurances it will be replaced.
If new business is found and more employees are required, the laid-off employees will get first crack at the jobs, Hinds said.
"We would immediately go back to this existing population of affected employees to call back," he said.
The facility is not closing, he stressed.
Doug Downey, president of the Orillia District Chamber of Commerce, was shocked to hear the news.
"It`s going to create a challenge. It`ll have an impact on the local economy," he said. "It has a huge impact on individual families and what they`re able to consume."
Read the full article here.
Of the call centre`s 591 local employees, 472 are expected to be out of work July 31.
The layoff notices, delivered yesterday, are a result of one of the Orillia facility`s two clients shutting down, said Tim Hinds, executive director of human capital.
Speaking on the phone from the company`s corporate headquarters in Denver, Colo., Hinds said, "One of our clients there is going to be shutting down in terms of the support that we provide."
He would not divulge the name of the client or the reason for its closure.
TeleTech is "actively seeking new business to replace the work that`s lost," Hinds said, but added there are no assurances it will be replaced.
If new business is found and more employees are required, the laid-off employees will get first crack at the jobs, Hinds said.
"We would immediately go back to this existing population of affected employees to call back," he said.
The facility is not closing, he stressed.
Doug Downey, president of the Orillia District Chamber of Commerce, was shocked to hear the news.
"It`s going to create a challenge. It`ll have an impact on the local economy," he said. "It has a huge impact on individual families and what they`re able to consume."
Read the full article here.