据道琼斯1月21日消息,为了应对燃料价格下跌,美国西南能源公司(Southwestern Energy Co.)周四宣布了大刀阔斧的裁员计划,将对45%的公司员工进行裁员或精简职能。
根据该公司提交的文件,上述举措将涉及约1,100名员工,加上去年第四季度规模较小的裁员,将使公司年成本降低1.5亿美元至1.75亿美元。
被裁员工将获得总计4,500万美元至5,000万美元的遣散费,额外的相关成本估计在1,500万美元至2,000万美元之间。一些雇员在公司内部的职能将被精简。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Southwestern Energy to Lay Off or Trim Roles of 1,100 Workers
By Anne Steele
Southwestern Energy Co. on Thursday announced a sweeping workforce-reduction plan that will lay off or reduce the roles of about 45% of the company's employees as it struggles with plummeting fuel prices.
The move will affect about 1,100 employees, and in combination with a smaller workforce reduction in the last quarter, is expected to cut annual costs by $150 million to $175 million, according to company filings.
Employees will be offered severance payments totaling $45 million to $50 million, and additional associated costs are estimated between $15 million and $20 million. Some employees are being offered reduced roles within the company.