From what I can see, we will have all kinds of anxiety throughout February. I can not see any system to it and even begin to predict who and why will be gone. It seems to me that performance, age, seniority, union membership, anything of the sort, play the actual role in the decision to be sacked. Or I am panicking too much to see clearly.
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They won’t cut 1300, not yet. If we lose our OEB appeal then things could get that bad. But with the Province fighting with us I can’t see how we lose this one.
I’m scared and confused too. But the facts are there if you look for them. We have enough to be worried out without adding more unnecessary fuel to the fire.
Thanks for the responses everyone. I guess my other question is that for the sake of transparency they announced approx 650 individuals, why wouldn’t they say 1,300 or 10% at that point? Doesn’t it seem odd one official email said one thing, but the reality is it’s much, much more?
The 650 is anyone who is currently employed by Enbridge. Union or non-union. It doesn’t include vacancies. It does include people on individual contracts with Enbridge. It does not include people working for our actual contractors.
Contingent workers aren’t ‘laid off’, they just are no longer contracted. Kinda the point.
My director said 650 not including contingent and vacancies, someone mentioned their director said 10% total. Which would be about another 650.
I completely agree, but what I’m asking is if this is what people are “hearing.” Who are they hearing it from that give it weight?
This is an online forum. There is zero credibility. It's fun as he-l to read though.
Everyone claims “I heard this, I heard that.” If the original email said 650 why are we hearing 650 + another 650. Does anyone have any credibility on this? In the Q&A it stated the measures taken now are likely to hold off future layoffs.
Performance, resume and future potential. They maintain talent/succession matrices. Compliance with work from home policy will probably factor in… our leadership told us a few months ago that they were tracking attendance on office days.
Also heard 650 FTE plus another 5% between contingent positions and vacancies. All in the same round.
I heard it’s actually 650 employees AND 650 contractors & vacant positions this month.
They have not factored in the Ontario Energy Board's decision against the GDS BU or the US purchases, so it seems another cut is coming too.
From what I have read it looks like the first round of 650 represents roughly 5% of the total enterprise workforce. There has been some chatter about 10% reduction when all is said and done, so it could very well be another round of 650 later on in the year if not as soon as March.