Spirit announced they’re laying off roughly 15 percent of their workforce in Wichita Friday morning, leaving several people looking for jobs.
Now, the question looms, what’s next for them?
“Under a warn notice, they will still get 60 days of pay,” Keith Lawing said, CEO and president of the Workforce Alliance of south central Kansas. “Then they will be looking to possibly apply for unemployment insurance they will be eligible for that.”
Lawing said the layoffs are temporary, giving the employees the chance to be rehired. To do so, they would have to wait and see when the production of 737 MAX would start again since they cited the uncertainty in that production as a major reason for the layoffs. If they want to leave the industry they can go elsewhere and Lawing said the Workforce Center in Wichita can help with that.
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