DALLAS — More than 200 people will be laid off early this year after SMU opted to end a contract for janitorial work, according to filings with the state. SMU says the employees are eligible to continue working at the university under a new contract, pending pre-employment checks, though.
ABM Texas General Services said in filings with the Texas Workforce Commission that 211 of its workers will be laid off effective March 12 after SMU ended its contract with ABM for janitorial work.
“The reason for this mass layoff was an unforeseeable business circumstance as SMU has decided to provide its janitorial work to another vendor at these locations, meaning that it is terminating its third-party contract with ABM to provide these services,” a Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission states…