Lowe’s Layoffs 2019 have the home improvement retailer cutting jobs for thousands of employees.

Here’s what we know so far about the Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) layoff plans.

• The company is eliminating maintenance and assembly worker positions.
• Instead, it will be outsourcing these jobs to a third party.
• This means that LOW employees will no longer be putting together and servicing products directly in the stores.
• Those hit by the Lowe’s layoffs 2019 are allowed to try and switch over to another open position at the company.
• According to the company, it will also be giving employees hit in the Lowe’s layoffs 2019 transition pay.
• The reason behind the layoffs is that it allows employees more time to focus on helping customers on the sales floor.
• However, it doesn’t look like Lowe’s employees are happy about that reasoning.
• Several have taken to TheLayoff.com to share their grievances about the decision.
• This includes concerns from employees that the third-party workers won’t be available for emergency repairs at local stores.
• Many also took issue with the changes that CEO Marvin Ellison has been making since last year.
• This includes closing down stores in an effort to reduce costs for the company.
• These closures come while the retail sector continues to struggle as online shopping grows larger.

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LOW stock was largely unaffected by the layoff news as of noon Friday.

As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.