Training and Workforce
CAE Expands Temporary Layoffs
CAE is temporarily laying off 2,600 of its 10,500 employees, and placing another 900 on reduced workweeks.

Training specialist CAE is expanding its temporary layoffs to 2,600 workers and taking other measures to shore up its financial position as the Covid-19 crisis continues. The temporary layoffs announced on Monday followed initial layoff notices that went out last month to 465 employees. When detailing those initial layoffs on March 23, the company had cautioned that future actions were under evaluation and more could be issued in the "coming days." In addition to temporary layoffs, the company, which employs 10,500 in all, is placing another 900 employees on a reduced workweek.