Tyson Meals plans to terminate 262 workers at its Dakota Dunes, South Dakota location. For these workers who selected to not relocate to the corporate’s headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, the final day of labor is anticipated to happen on July 31.
In October 2022, Tyson introduced plans to carry collectively all its company group members from the Chicago, Downers Grove and Dakota Dunes space company places to Arkansas. At the moment, the agency stated the transfer would “foster nearer collaboration, improve group member agility and allow quicker resolution making.”
In a letter to South Dakota officers on Could 26, Jamison Smith, vice chairman of human sources for Tyson Meals, stated “all affected group members had been provided the chance to maneuver to Springdale, however many group members have chosen to not make the transfer. We respect this private and troublesome resolution made by every particular person and need to guarantee they obtain as a lot help as attainable as they transition of their careers.”
Based on the Sioux Metropolis Journal, the Dakota Dunes facility has roughly 500 workers.
Affected positions embrace group president contemporary meats, head of gross sales for pork and beef and senior vice chairman pork.
Final month the corporate launched weaker-than-expected Q2 2023 outcomes, reporting a $97 million web loss versus a $829 million revenue in Q2 2022.
Beef and pork gross sales 12 months over 12 months had been down 5.4% and 10.3%, respectively, whereas hen gross sales in comparison with the identical quarter final 12 months had been 2% larger.
