Monday morning, McKinnon security guards were waiting for the 170 Pharmalab employees with a notice entitled: “Temporary layoff for an indefinite period”, dated last Friday.
“Unfortunately, this means that your presence at work will not be required following the end of the summer closing period, which was scheduled for August 12, 2023 and we therefore ask that you […] to no longer report to work from this date. »
Later, however, it is specified that according to their “estimate as of the date of this letter, should not exceed a duration of six months”.
The manufacturer of pharmaceutical and food products, founded by Lévisien Marcel Vachon, would be “currently facing very serious economic and financial difficulties”, is it also possible to read on the notice, signed by the president, Dawn Halkuff.
“As a responsible employer, we must take all necessary measures to try to ensure the survival and sustainability of the company, despite this period of uncertainty. »
On site, only a handful of employees came to confirm the news, said a security guard. Some would have heard of these cuts last week.
The head office of the Vachon Group has been located in Lévis for 70 years. Its subsidiary Pharmalab was founded some twenty years later.
In 2020, a total of 24 employees had been dismissed for a reason of “force majeure”, according to the list of notices received at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity.
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