Disney Lays Off 28,000 Employees
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Sep 29 2020 at 10:16 PM GMT
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- California's Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have both been closed since March, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- While the company's Disney World theme parks in Florida reopened in July with limited capacity, theme parks are still closed throughout California.
- Now, Disney is making massive reductions to the workforce in its Parks, Experiences, & Products division, citing the ongoing closures in the state.
- The news was revealed in a statement from Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products chairman Josh D"Amaro.
- "In light of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on our business, including limited capacity due to physical distancing requirements and the continued uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic--exacerbated in California by the State's unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen--we have made the very difficult decision to begin the process of reducing our workforce at our Parks, Experiences and Products segment at all levels, having kept non-working Cast Members on furlough since April, while paying healthcare benefits," the statement reads.
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- Published Sep 29, 2020 10:16 PM GMT