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Friday, January 18, 2013

Layoffs At Local Call Center

Some layoffs are happening at the IBM call center in Place 400 but just how many isn't being spelled out because the company is refusing to say.

Big Blue isn't confirming the full extent of what it calls a "workforce remix", it isn't putting any fears to rest, either. Nor is it denying if people have already lost their jobs through layoffs. We are told the strong Canadian dollar is being blamed for the layoffs, which will reportedly take effect by the end of March. 

CHSJ News contacted IBM's corporate office in Toronto for details. In an email, the corporation would only say it doesn't publicly discuss the details of its staffing plans and change is constant in IT sector.

The call center employs several hundred people.