Workforce Woes Deepen in Georgia: With More Job Cuts

From Tech to Manufacturing: Georgia Feels the Sting of Diverse Industry Cutbacks

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Unfortunately, the layoffs continue in Georgia, with another business announcing mass layoffs.

Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, employers with more than 100 full-time workers must provide a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more employees at a single site. This week, Panera lodged a notice have been with the Georgia Department of Labor advising that 86 staff have been laid off.

Recent Job Cuts in Georgia:

This continues a series of mass layoffs that have impacted Georgia in recent weeks.

• DHL Supply Chain is laying off 211 staff in Fairburn and McDonough
• BPA Facility Services is laying off 68 staff in Glynco
• Omni is laying off 125 staff in Brunswick
• Advanced Pro Services will be laying off 65 employees in Atlanta
• Pitney Bowes is also laying off staff in Atlanta.
• GEODIS filed a notice advising that 68 staff in McDonough
• WestRock filed a notice advising staff at its Duluth office will laid off
• Flambeau: Closing Madison plant, 89 jobs cut.
• Walmart: Store closures in Dunwoody and Marietta, affecting 295 and 92 employees, respectively.
• Atlanta Attachment Company: Laying off 57 staff in Lawrenceville.
• Chemical Products Corporation: 122 job cuts in Cartersville.
• ZF Active Safety: Eliminating 365 positions in Flowery Branch.

Major employers such as HelloFresh, Raven Transport Holding, Wellpath LLC, Club Chef SE LLC, Sage Automotive Interiors, Aludyne, Bionano Genomics, and Hollingsworth have also significantly reduced their workforces in recent months.

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