Universal Orlando Lays Off Undis­closed Number of Employees Amid Pandemic

BY ASHLEY CARTER ORLANDO

ORLANDO, Fla. – Universal Orlando laid off an undisclosed number of employees on Tuesday despite reopening its theme parks just weeks ago.


What You Need To Know

Universal Orlando lays off employeesLayoffs includes employees across Parks & Resort divisionCompany took financial hit when parks closed in mid-March

The layoffs affect positions across multiple departments. Universal, however, would not say how many employees were let go or which departments were impacted.

“We have made the difficult decision to reduce our Parks & Resorts workforce across multiple locations and business units,” Universal Orlando spokesman Tom Schroder said in a statement to Spectrum News. “This decision was not made lightly, but was necessary to prepare us for the future.”

Universal said it will be supporting laid-off employees through severance pay, subsidized health benefits, and professional reemployment assistance.

“We are working to structure and strengthen our business for the future in anticipation of the tourism industry taking time to fully recover,” Schroder said…..More Here

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