OILERS, FLAMES, STAMPEDERS TO EXPERIENCE TEMPORARY LAYOFFS, PAYCUTS
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and events suspended because of the novel coronavirus.
The Calgary Sports and Entertainment (CSEC), which owns the Flames, the Western Hockey League’s Hitmen, the National Lacrosse League’s Roughnecks and the CFL’s Stampeders, will have a 60-day temporary layoff for certain personnel as well as salary rollbacks.
The company says about 150 employees, representing about half of its full-time staff, have been given two weeks notice of the layoff, which will be effective April 13.
The remaining staff will see salary reductions ranging 10 to 25 per cent.
TSN’s Farhan Lalji reported Monday that everyone in the Stampeders organization will experience paycuts of 10-35% over the next three months. That does not include players, whom are not being paid at this time.
Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), which owns the Oilers and Western Hockey League’s Oil Kings, says it will have a temporary staff reduction of 139 employees, effective April 13, as well as a compensation rollback for all other staff.
(With files from Canadian Press)
