KALAMAZOO, MI — Over 260 contract employees who provide services for Beacon Health System will need to reapply for their positions if they wish to keep them.
The 262 employees, who work for TouchPoint Support Services and parent group Compass Group USA, are being laid off as Beacon prepares to bring nutritional, environmental and transport services in house in Southwest Michigan.
The layoffs will take affect on July 1, the same day that Beacon’s contract with TouchPoint ends, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice filed with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity…