Sun Microsystems cuts 212 jobs in Broomfield, Louisville
Sun Microsystems on Thursday notified 212 people at its Broomfield and Louisville campuses that they will lose their jobs as part of a previously announced downsizing, according to state and company officials.
In all, Sun said Thursday it notified 1,000 workers across the U.S. and Canada that their jobs would be cut.
Thirteen people — eight in Broomfield and five in Louisville — are expected to lose their jobs between July 21 and Aug. 4, while 199 more workers — 131 in Broomfield and 68 in Louisville — are expected to be laid off between Sept. 8 and 22, according to paperwork Sun filed with the state of Colorado in accordance with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The WARN Act requires companies to give states notice of significant layoffs.
Sun currently employs 2,593 people in Louisville and Broomfield.
Two months ago, after reporting a loss during the company's third quarter, Sun officials announced plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,500 jobs. The reductions were part of the company's effort to further align its resources, said Dana Lengkeek, a Sun spokeswoman.
Thursday's cuts affect a variety of functions, she said.
The cuts represent about 3.4 percent of Sun's 34,400-person work force. The 212 cuts in Broomfield and Louisville account for just over 8 percent of the local work force.
Additional cuts are expected, Lengkeek said. She declined to say how many more people would be affected.
"Sun has announced the need to reduce overall spending in its fiscal year 2009, including a reduction in headcount," Sun officials wrote in a letter to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. "Sun has identified and continues to identify which employees will be impacted."
Sun officials also noted that the company has "preliminary information that additional employees will be terminated sometime between Dec. 23 and Jan. 5, 2009."
The majority of the "terminations" are expected to occur on Sept. 8, according to the letter.
According to the notice sent to the state, only Sun's Santa Clara and Menlo Park, Calif., campuses were harder hit than Broomfield in terms of layoffs, with 213 and 192, respectively.
Broomfield also was the third-hardest hit in September 2007, the last time Colorado and other states received a WARN Act notice from Sun. At that time, Sun eliminated 129 jobs at Broomfield and Louisville.
About 1,500 employees across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia were affected by that restructuring.
In all, Sun said Thursday it notified 1,000 workers across the U.S. and Canada that their jobs would be cut.
Thirteen people — eight in Broomfield and five in Louisville — are expected to lose their jobs between July 21 and Aug. 4, while 199 more workers — 131 in Broomfield and 68 in Louisville — are expected to be laid off between Sept. 8 and 22, according to paperwork Sun filed with the state of Colorado in accordance with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The WARN Act requires companies to give states notice of significant layoffs.
Sun currently employs 2,593 people in Louisville and Broomfield.
Two months ago, after reporting a loss during the company's third quarter, Sun officials announced plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,500 jobs. The reductions were part of the company's effort to further align its resources, said Dana Lengkeek, a Sun spokeswoman.
Thursday's cuts affect a variety of functions, she said.
The cuts represent about 3.4 percent of Sun's 34,400-person work force. The 212 cuts in Broomfield and Louisville account for just over 8 percent of the local work force.
Additional cuts are expected, Lengkeek said. She declined to say how many more people would be affected.
"Sun has announced the need to reduce overall spending in its fiscal year 2009, including a reduction in headcount," Sun officials wrote in a letter to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. "Sun has identified and continues to identify which employees will be impacted."
Sun officials also noted that the company has "preliminary information that additional employees will be terminated sometime between Dec. 23 and Jan. 5, 2009."
The majority of the "terminations" are expected to occur on Sept. 8, according to the letter.
According to the notice sent to the state, only Sun's Santa Clara and Menlo Park, Calif., campuses were harder hit than Broomfield in terms of layoffs, with 213 and 192, respectively.
Broomfield also was the third-hardest hit in September 2007, the last time Colorado and other states received a WARN Act notice from Sun. At that time, Sun eliminated 129 jobs at Broomfield and Louisville.
About 1,500 employees across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia were affected by that restructuring.
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