AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES

Wilmington, Massachusetts-based Charles River Laboratories, a pharmaceutical contract research organization specializing in preclinical and clinical laboratory, gene therapy, and cell therapy services for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology industries, has announced a 3% reduction in force.

Up to 564 employees will be targeted for layoffs.

According to Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer James C. Foster, “Our financial performance through the first half of this year has been largely in line with our initial outlook; however, forward-looking DSA trends suggest that demand will not improve during the second half of the year as we had previously anticipated, and in fact, will decline for global biopharmaceutical clients. This has caused us to take a much more negative view of our growth prospects for the second half of the year. We believe that our clients are currently more focused on reassessing their budgets and reprioritizing their pipelines, but continue to view strategic outsourcing as a compelling solution to improve their cost efficiency and speed to market, presenting a longer-term opportunity for us.”

“Therefore, it is imperative for us to navigate through this period of softer demand by aggressively managing our cost structure, initiating new and innovative ways to transform our business, being disciplined with our investments, and enhancing our commercial efforts to win new business. We firmly believe that our clients will continue to seek life-saving treatments for rare diseases and other unmet medical needs, which drives us to take further steps to position Charles River for the future. These steps will enable us to emerge as a stronger, leaner partner to help our clients achieve their goals by utilizing our scientific expertise and flexible solutions.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CHARGEPOINT

Campbell, California-based ChargePoint, an American electric vehicle infrastructure company manufacturing and operating the largest online network of independently owned EV charging stations, has announced a 15% reduction in its workforce.

Approximately 248 employees will be impacted by the personnel cuts, coming after a previous 12% reduction in force in January 2024.

The decision appears to be driven by a cost-cutting initiative as a response to declining revenues.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall; why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

ChargePoint, worth approximately half a billion dollars, provides charging stations for electric vehicles across North America, Canada and Europe. The company reported $108.5 million in revenue during the quarter ending July 31, 2024, a 28% drop from the $150.5 million it reported the same period last year. In its recent earnings report, it also said it will incur $10 million in restructuring costs, mostly from severance payments and employee benefits.

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT ACCO BRANDS USA

Lake Zurich, Illinois-based ACCO Brands USA, designers, manufacturers, and marketers of office supplies and other business and consumer products, has announced the closure of its Sidney, New York manufacturing facility. The facility produces desk calendars, notebooks, and planners.

The closure, already under war, will impact 231 employees in phases. The last caretaker/closure employees will be laid off on February 10, 2025. ACCO plans to relocate the manufacturing activities to an external supplier and transition the distribution function to its Booneville, Mississippi, facility.

According to a company spokesperson, "ACCO Brands is continually challenged to determine the best way to conduct business, optimize capacity, increase capability, and respond to market pressures. Accordingly, we spend a significant amount of time evaluating our business and operations footprint to ensure we have the right structure to respond to changing market conditions and remain competitive. During a recent evaluation, we made the difficult decision to close our Sidney, N.Y. manufacturing and distribution plant. This decision was not made lightly, as many dedicated employees work there."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?