Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Layoffs 2024 — 459 Jobs Cut in Alberta, Canada
~459
employees affected
Media Report
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo announced plans to eliminate 459 positions in February 2024, but cancelled the layoffs a month later after public protests and outrage. An arbitrator later ruled that former CAO Henry Hunter handled the layoff plans with a 'shoot first, aim later' approach and that the process 'amounted to bullying.'
Key Facts
All Government layoffs →- Announced Date
- February 1, 2024
- Province
- Alberta
- City
- Fort McMurray
- Industry
- Government
- Laid Off
- ~459(Planned or forecast layoffs)
- Organization Type
- government_municipal
- Source
- News Media
- Organization
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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