CLEMMONS – A New Jersey manufacturer of swimming pool equipment and thermoplastic flow control products is laying off 57 workers in Forsyth County, according to a report from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Hayward Industries Inc. will cut workers at the Clemmons facility located on Hayward Industrial Drive with layoffs completed by January 31, 2023.
In a written notice filed with the state under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act that was obtained by WRAL TechWire, the company notes that it will be “conducting a reduction-in-force resulting in a mass layoff.”
Such layoffs are expected to be permanent, the notice states. Cuts include operator, handler, and lab technician roles, as well as some supervisory roles and customer service jobs.
According to the notice, all workers who were affected from the decision to make cuts were notified on December 2.
This layoff brings the number of workers affected by layoffs in North Carolina this year to more than 4,200, according to the report released by the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
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