Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Welch Allyn job cuts are related to new tax mandated by health care law

Skaneatles Falls, NY -- Welch Allyn told employees at companywide meetings this morning that it plans to cut 275 jobs, or about 10 percent of its worldwide workforce.

About 45 workers were told today that they will lose their jobs at the company's headquarters in Skaneateles Falls.

The cuts are part of the medical device maker's plans to reshape its business in the wake of turmoil in the U.S. market and expand into emerging global markets, Chief Executive Steve Meyer said this afternoon.

Read more at the Syracuse Post-Standard

1 comments:

heidi said...

All these health care law issues are getting in everyone's nerves. I hope these will be resolved soon.