MAY 4, 2021 — 422 LAYOFFS IN LAREDO, TEXAS
The company has announced that it will be laying off 422 employees at its call center located in Laredo, Texas, commencing on August 21, 2021.
The decision was a normal personnel rebalancing effort after the loss of a major customer.
JANUARY 23, 2020 — LAYOFFS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
The company has announced that it will be laying off 174 employees on or around March 21, 2020 due to the loss of a customer contract. The loss includes 162 agents, 1 operations manager, 10 team leaders, and 1 trainer.
This is the second round of layoffs this year. 245 employees were laid off at this center that was announced in November 2019 and scheduled for January 17, 2020.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 — LAYOFFS IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS
The company’s call center in Longview, Texas has announced the lay offs of 177 employees in commencing on November 15, 2019.
According to a company spokesperson, the layoffs are a result of normal business activities and the loss of a contractual client who is changing their business plan.
JUNE 30, 2019 — LAYOFFS IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
Concentrix has announced the loss of another major customer and will be laying off 129 workers in Southfield, Michigan by August 30, 2019.
According to a company spokesperson "We do take all our program closures seriously. "Decisions always will be driven by doing the right thing for our clients and our staff."
APRIL 22, 2019 — ADDITIONAL LAYOFFS IN WATERTOWN, NEW YORK
The company has announced the closure of its Watertown, New York facility that will result in the termination of 244 employees. The layoffs should not come as a surprise to workers since the facility was purchased from Convergys and it was known that there would be a period of corporate consolidation.
APRIL 9, 2019 — ADDITIONAL LAYOFFS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
The company has filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice indicating a layoff of 785 employees at its West Tucson, Arizona call center. The decision was driven by the restructuring after Concentrix acquired Convergys and its Tucson operation.
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Fremont, California-based Concentrix, a subsidiary of Synnex Corporation and a provider of business process outsourcing service, has announced that it plans to lay off 318 employees in its Greenville, North Carolina contact center in May 2019. The decision was driven by business changes in contracted service programs.
The company previously announced the layoff of 173 employees in its Charlotte, North Carolina contact center around April 2019, noting “This is due to a change in business strategy.”
The company is undergoing additional restructuring from the acquisition of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Convergys which saw 258 employees losing their jobs in Northern Kentucky, 232 employees in New York, and 209 employees in Michigan.
While business process outsourcing vendors use a flexible staffing model that responds to contractual obligations and is susceptible to contract losses, the call center/customer engagement industry is consolidating with many positions transferred offshore where personnel costs are lower.
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