GM to lay off about 4,000 salaried workers — source 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseGeneral Motors is expected to lay off about 4,000 salaried workers under a reorganization announced late last year, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Media reports estimated the total job cuts of salaried staff and union workers at about 14,000, including about 6,000 union workers. The spokesman said “we’ll communicate with our employees first.”About 2,300 salaried workers opted for voluntary buyouts, while another 1,500 contract staff were let go, said the source, who described the estimate of 4,000 laid off salaried staff as reasonable. GM officials have said they expect to add 2,700 jobs at various US factories across and that US union staff would be offered transfers.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 02, 2019 07:52 UTC