Hundreds of Manitoba Hydro employees will be receiving pink slips starting this week to help with cost-saving measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
About 600 to 700 employees will be temporarily laid off for the next four months, Manitoba Hydro confirmed Monday. “As requested by the province, Manitoba Hydro has been reviewing its operations to find cost and labour savings to help support the government’s fight against COVID-19,” Hydro spokesperson Bruce Owen said in an email statement to Global News. “All layoffs will follow the provisions of the collective agreements with Manitoba Hydro’s bargaining units.” Hydro employees received a memo from president and CEO Jay Grewal that said the Crown corporation had hoped to avoid layoffs but