BOARD SETS HIRING FREEZE, PREPARES TO LAY OFF 670.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer Ventura County supervisors ordered a hiring freeze Noun 1. hiring freeze - a freeze on hiring freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" Tuesday as officials prepare to lay off 670 workers in the coming weeks to help offset a $46 million shortfall. Pink slips should be sent to employees by June 1, because many county labor contracts require between two weeks and 30 days notice for layoffs, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Johnny Johnston said. The layoffs are slated to take effect July 1. More than 300 unfilled positions also will be eliminated from the county's 5,000-member work force. The county's child support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services department already has been told it will lose 46 positions, slashing slash·ing adj. 1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit. 2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm. 3. its staff by more than 15 percent. The hiring freeze bans the addition of all employees except for nurses, who must be maintained at a certain patient ratio, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. state law, Johnston said. The county has had an unofficial hiring freeze in place for more than 16 months. Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7602 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion