JPMorgan Chase is closing a call center at its Plano campus and laying off 244 employees, according to a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
The layoffs were announced Tuesday and affected employees will receive formal 60-day notices as required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The bank said workers will be eligible for severance pay and will receive assistance finding other positions within the company or through outplacement services.
In a statement to CBS News Texas, JPMorgan Chase said the cuts are part of an effort to consolidate a small operations team into larger existing operations centers…