A security company plans to lay off dozens of people in Pennsylvania this year as it restructures its company.
Allied Universal Security Services filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state it plans to lay off 72 people at 161 Washington St, Suite 600, in Conshohocken, Montgomery County.
“Allied Universal is currently undergoing a restructuring of its business operations. As part of this restructuring, certain positions within the company are being phased out. We are looking for other positions for the affected employees. That said, unless alternative arrangements are made, the affected employees’ employment with the company will conclude,” the company said in the WARN notice.
The layoffs are expected to take place on May 19, 23, and 30; June 6, 20, and 27; July 11 and 18; August 8, 22, and 29; and September 12.
The employees include:
- Senior accountant: 2
- Staff accountant :2
- Treasury analyst: 1
- Treasury specialist: 7
- Benefits service representative: 1
- Infrastructure engineer: 1
- Network engineer I: 1
- Senior software engineer: 2
- Senior tech support specialist: 1
- Software development analyst: 1
- Tech support manager: 1
- Tech support specialist: 3
- Accounts payable clerk: 1
- Senior financial transactions specialist: 2
- Accounts payable lead specialist: 1
- Accounts payable specialist: 4
- Accounts receivable specialist: 2
- Billing auditor: 1
- Billing specialist: 6
- Billing supervisor: 1
- Contract accounting specialist: 9
- Employee transactions specialist: 4
- Financial transactions specialist: 7
- Financial transactions supervisor: 1
- Payroll specialist: 7
- Senior accounts payable specialist: 2
- Senior billing specialist: 1
The company provided the following statement:
“Allied Universal understands that a workforce reduction affects those directly impacted as well as the entire company. Doing the right thing and caring for our people are core to how we do business.”
“The workforce reduction is a result of a companywide centralization and standardization of all of our business processes, enabling the company to improve efficiency and focus on our core business. The reduction is expected to affect 0.1% of our North American workforce.”
The WARN Act is federal legislation that offers protection to workers, their families, and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of a covered-business closing and covered-business mass layoff. The WARN notice was dated March 20.
Allied Universal has operations in more than 100 countries. Allied Universal acquired six companies last year: JE Security in Barbados; Unified Command, Brosnan and Briger Security in the United States; ISX Guarding in the Netherlands; and Aim Investigations in Australia.
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