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Tesla Inc. has been trimming its workforce, and according to the latest updates, the company’s plant in Buffalo, New York, is affected by the cuts. The EV maker is laying off 285 employees in this facility alone, which is around 14% of the total local workforce.
Tesla’s Restructuring Efforts
According to CNBC, Tesla is dismissing these Buffalo plant workers as part of a broader restructuring scheme across the company. Moreover, the layoffs are reportedly one of the preparations the company is carrying out for its “next phase of growth.”
The number of staff to be laid off was confirmed through the EV maker’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice, which was officially filed in the state of New York. A WARN notice is a 60-day notification that business owners must send to their employees and the state and local representatives before the mass layoff or plant closure.
Staff Hit By the Job Cuts
At any rate, most of the Tesla employees facing terminations are working at the company’s Buffalo facility. Others are from the brand’s stores and service centers in the area.
To be more exact, WKBW News reported that Tesla has 2,032 workers in South Buffalo, and 285 of them are set to leave the company soon. About 280 are coming from Tesla’s Gigafactory on South Park Avenue, and the other five individuals are workers at the company’s gallery and service center located just across the street from the plant. It was mentioned that the service center is still closed.
“I am deeply concerned about Tesla’s significant layoffs at its factory in South Buffalo. Tesla is contractually obligated to meet specific employment targets,” NY State Senator Sean Ryan said in a statement after the news of the job cuts. “While Tesla is still above its employment benchmark agreement with New York State at this time, New York State should be prepared to impose fines on the company if layoffs continue.”
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