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Boeing said in a
memo to employees that the company is deciding whether to make
voluntary layoffs available to those workers, according to the
document.
The company also said it does not intend to replace higher-level
employees who leave, except in rare situations.
"We do not intend to backfill for people who retire from their
executive or management0 roles unless the position is absolutely
vital to carrying out our work statement," said the memo, signed
by Mike Delaney, vice president of engineering at Boeing
Commercial Airplanes.
The internal announcement comes two weeks after Ray Conner,
chief executive of Boeing's airplane business, warned employees
that job cuts were necessary to "win in the market, fund our
growth and operate as a healthy business."
Conner said job reductions would begin with executive staff and
managers.
The memo sent Friday by Delaney said Boeing was currently
considering offering voluntary layoffs to its professional
engineers and technical workers, who are union employees.
"We will closely examine potential impacts to the function and
our ability to serve our customers if selective (voluntary
layoffs) are employed," Delaney said. "We hope to work through
our analysis as quickly as possible and share our decision with
you in the next several weeks."
(Reporting by Alwyn Scott; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Bernard
Orr)
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