受其主題公園的入園人數限制和其他因疫情造成的限制帶來的壓力,華特迪士尼公司于9月29日表示,計劃在加州和佛羅里達州的迪士尼樂園裁員2.8萬人。
迪斯尼官員表示,計劃裁掉的員工中,有三分之二是兼職員工,但其中既有受薪雇員,也有小時工。
疫情開始在美國蔓延后,迪斯尼今年春天關閉了旗下樂園。佛羅里達州的樂園在今年夏天已經重新開放,但加州的樂園還沒有,因為公司正在等待加州政府的指導意見。
迪士尼樂園、體驗和產品部的董事長喬什?達馬羅在給員工的信中說,加州“不愿意解除限制、允許迪士尼樂園重新開放”,這讓公司的情況更加惡化。
達馬羅表示,他的管理團隊此前曾經努力避免裁員。他說,公司已經削減了開支,暫停了項目,并調整了公司運營,但由于保持社交距離和其他疫情期間的相關措施對入園人數進行了限制,因此這些非裁員手段仍顯不足。
“盡管采取(裁員)這一行動令人心痛,但鑒于新冠肺炎給公司業務造成的長期影響,包括因為保持社交距離而導致入園人數受限,以及疫情持續時間的不確定性,這是我們唯一可行的選擇。”他說。
迪斯尼公司人員表示,公司將在適當的情況下告知員工遣散方案,還將提供其他服務,妥善安置員工。
迪士尼方面沒有提供佛羅里達州和加州樂園裁員的具體情況。佛羅里達州的華特迪士尼樂園約有7.7萬名員工,加州的迪士尼樂園則有超過3萬名員工。
由于旗下樂園在4月因為疫情而關閉,迪斯尼曾經對多達4.3萬名員工停薪留職,同時仍然在佛羅里達州的度假區為他們支付醫療保險。在7月重新開放后,許多人重返了工作崗位。加州被辭退的工人也獲得了健康福利。
在一份聲明中,來自奧蘭多的美國眾議員瓦爾?戴明斯表示,裁員表明國會需要開展更多與新冠肺炎疫情相關的救濟工作。
他說:“這些裁員再次表明,美國家庭和企業是多么迫切地需要這類援助。”(財富中文網)
譯者:葛仲君
受其主題公園的入園人數限制和其他因疫情造成的限制帶來的壓力,華特迪士尼公司于9月29日表示,計劃在加州和佛羅里達州的迪士尼樂園裁員2.8萬人。
迪斯尼官員表示,計劃裁掉的員工中,有三分之二是兼職員工,但其中既有受薪雇員,也有小時工。
疫情開始在美國蔓延后,迪斯尼今年春天關閉了旗下樂園。佛羅里達州的樂園在今年夏天已經重新開放,但加州的樂園還沒有,因為公司正在等待加州政府的指導意見。
迪士尼樂園、體驗和產品部的董事長喬什?達馬羅在給員工的信中說,加州“不愿意解除限制、允許迪士尼樂園重新開放”,這讓公司的情況更加惡化。
達馬羅表示,他的管理團隊此前曾經努力避免裁員。他說,公司已經削減了開支,暫停了項目,并調整了公司運營,但由于保持社交距離和其他疫情期間的相關措施對入園人數進行了限制,因此這些非裁員手段仍顯不足。
“盡管采取(裁員)這一行動令人心痛,但鑒于新冠肺炎給公司業務造成的長期影響,包括因為保持社交距離而導致入園人數受限,以及疫情持續時間的不確定性,這是我們唯一可行的選擇。”他說。
迪斯尼公司人員表示,公司將在適當的情況下告知員工遣散方案,還將提供其他服務,妥善安置員工。
迪士尼方面沒有提供佛羅里達州和加州樂園裁員的具體情況。佛羅里達州的華特迪士尼樂園約有7.7萬名員工,加州的迪士尼樂園則有超過3萬名員工。
由于旗下樂園在4月因為疫情而關閉,迪斯尼曾經對多達4.3萬名員工停薪留職,同時仍然在佛羅里達州的度假區為他們支付醫療保險。在7月重新開放后,許多人重返了工作崗位。加州被辭退的工人也獲得了健康福利。
在一份聲明中,來自奧蘭多的美國眾議員瓦爾?戴明斯表示,裁員表明國會需要開展更多與新冠肺炎疫情相關的救濟工作。
他說:“這些裁員再次表明,美國家庭和企業是多么迫切地需要這類援助。”(財富中文網)
譯者:葛仲君
Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said on September 29 it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida.
Two-thirds of the planned layoffs involve part-time workers but they ranged from salaried employees to hourly workers, Disney officials said.
Disney’s parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened this summer, but the California parks have yet to reopen as the company awaits guidance from the state of California.
In a letter to employees, Josh Dámaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experience and Product, said California's “unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen" exacerbated the situation for the company.
Dámaro said his management team had worked hard to try to avoid layoffs. They had cut expenses, suspended projects and modified operations but it wasn’t enough given limits on the number of people allowed into the park because of social distancing restrictions and other pandemic-related measures, he said.
“As heartbreaking as it is to take this action, this is the only feasible option we have in light of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on our business, including limited capacity due to physical distancing requirements and the continued uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic,” he said.
Disney officials said the company would provide severance packages for the employees, where appropriate, and also offer other services to help workers with job placement.
Disney officials didn't offer a breakdown of the layoffs between the Florida and California operations. Walt Disney World in Florida has around 77,000 employees, while the Disneyland Resort in California has more than 30,000 workers.
With its parks closed due to the pandemic in April, Disney furloughed up to 43,000 workers while still paying for their health insurance at its Florida resort. It brought many of them back after it reopened in July. Furloughed workers in California also received health benefits.
In a statement, U.S. Rep. Val Demings, a Democrat from Orlando, said the layoffs showed the need for more coronavirus-related relief from Congress.
“These layoffs show yet again how desperately that assistance is needed by American households and businesses,” Demings said.