Playing – Finland: Veikkaus playing operators prone to lay off 800 workers resulting from COVID shut down
Finnish playing operators, Veikkaus have introduced that they’re holding ‘co-operation negotiations’ with their workers for the non permanent lay off owing to COVID-19 induced shut down.
The corporate that additionally enjoys monopoly within the area said that they’re prone to lay off 800 workers briefly as they’re pressured to close down their retail slot operations.
The Finnish authorities reported that corona virus is spreading in Central Ostrobothnia, South Karelia and South Savo areas of Finland at an ‘accelerating rate’ and many of the elements will stay in shut down mode.
Calvin Ayre reported the Veikkaus senior VP Channels & Gross sales Jari Heino’s assertion: “COVID-19 had “pushed the whole society to the wall” and the corporate’s most important focus needed to be “the health of our employees and customers.”
Heino added, “there was no indication when the shuttered retail operations might reopen, so the negotiations with staff are intended to “realize the best possible plans and solutions” for all involved”, reported Calvin Ayre.
