"SAN JOSE Western Digital Technologies eliminated just under 100 jobs in the Bay Area, according to a WARN notice the tech firm filed with the state Employment Development Department. The data storage company cut 87 jobs at its head offices at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway in South San Jose, according to the notice. The layoffs took place on Jan. 20, the WARN letter revealed."
"No one will have the right to bump or displace other employees, Kim Roa, senior director of employee relations at Western Digital, wrote in the WARN letter to the EDD. There is no union representing the affected employees. The layoffs are permanent, Western Digital stated. By happenstance, a Morgan Stanley real estate investment unit paid $110.3 million for a two-building tech complex in Fremont that's occupied by Western Digital Technologies, documents filed on Jan. 6 with the Alameda County Recorder's Office show."
Western Digital Technologies eliminated just under 100 jobs in the Bay Area, cutting 87 positions at its head offices at 5601 Great Oaks Parkway in South San Jose. The layoffs occurred on Jan. 20 and are permanent. No employees will have the right to bump or displace other workers, and no union represents the affected employees, according to the WARN letter. A Morgan Stanley real estate investment unit paid $110.3 million for a two-building tech complex in Fremont occupied by Western Digital Technologies, with addresses 44100 and 44200 Osgood Rd. The company previously conducted wide-ranging layoffs in the region a decade ago.
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