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According to a spokeswoman, thousands of people in Fond du Lac are being laid off by an unexpected Wisconsin corporation.
Mercury Marine has announced “short-term layoffs” that will impact around 1,700 hourly workers. Staff members expressed shock and anxiety at the news, according to NBC 26.
Eight weeks of labor, divided into two-week increments, will be lost by the impacted employees.
Mercury stated it will “continue to monitor demand” in response to a question about the impending layoffs.
More than 400 workers were let off earlier this year, and now this news follows on their heels.
A memo that NBC 26 received from an employee shows that affected hourly workers will each lose eight weeks of employment, divided into two-week increments, starting from early July through November.
The 1,700 workers will not be paid during the two-week periods of temporary layoffs, according to Gordon, but they will be able to file for unemployment benefits.
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I had conversations with other employees affected by the layoffs, including one man whose identity we decided to conceal in order to safeguard his job security.
“A lot of people with budgets are going to feel the pinch,” the employee expressed.
“Because they aren’t making as much money as they normally would, some friends of mine who work there will run behind on child support.”
He mentioned that even with unemployment benefits, he will only receive approximately 50% of his salary.
He mentioned that he is currently seeking a new career, but he is having a hard time finding one that pays as much as Mercury and is close to Fond du Lac.
“Many people, particularly those with smaller bank accounts, are going to feel the pain…” The employee stated that there is just no way to compensate for the disparity.
While the company is still employing thousands of people in Wisconsin and is continuing to build its market share globally, spokeswoman Lee Gordon stated that this is not enough to completely counteract the overall market headwinds at the moment.
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