MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Over 50 employees of a food service contractor are being laid off after Ascension Living sold one of its southeastern Wisconsin facilities.
According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, TouchPoint Services’ contract with the Ascension Living Alexian Village facility on North 76th Street in Milwaukee is being terminated early due to the sale of the location.
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Officials with TouchPoint Services called the termination an “unforeseeable business circumstance,” saying they only learned of the upcoming end of its services on June 6.
Due to the sale, 52 TouchPoint Services employees will be laid off effective August 1. Officials believe the layoffs will be permanent.
It was also noted that there were no union employees at the Ascension Living account.
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We appreciate the dedication of our employees and deeply regret that we are required to take these steps. We expect this action will be permanent, and we reasonably anticipate that most employees will be hired by the buyer. The impacted workers covered by this letter are not represented by any labor organization or union, and bumping rights or seniority rights are irrelevant, as all persons are being laid off.
TouchPoint Services
TouchPoint Services’ letter to its impacted employees encouraged them to apply for any available positions within Compass Group, TouchPoint, and any affiliated companies.
No additional information was provided.
