The elimination of second shift operations at a Perdue Farms poultry plant in Washington, Ind., will result in layoffs of nearly 300 employees starting Oct. 10, the company has announced. Perdue filed a federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) confirming plans to eliminate 293 jobs at the facility, in…
The elimination of second shift operations at a Perdue Farms poultry plant in Washington, Ind., will result in layoffs of nearly 300 employees starting Oct. 10, the company has announced.
Perdue filed a federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) confirming plans to eliminate 293 jobs at the facility, in addition to sending a letter outlining the plan to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The filing and letter noted that the “mass layoff” is expected to be permanent, and the affected employees will not be eligible to “displace more junior employees” at the plant or at other Perdue locations…