According to US media reports on the 21st, in response to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the US Olympic Committee and the Paralympic committee decided to cut 51 jobs and reduce the operating costs of the association.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, May 21 (reporter Wang Jiying) according to a report by the US media on the 21st, in response to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the US Olympic Committee and the Paralympic committee decided to cut 51 posts, reduce the operation cost of the association.
In addition to the abolition of 51 posts, the United States Olympic Committee and the Paralympic committee also informed 33 employees of temporary leave, a series of decisions will help reduce the association’s operating budget by 20%.
“This kind of personnel change is very huge, and I feel very sad. However, the current economic situation is very difficult. We cannot solve this problem within a few weeks, which will take several months to deal.” Sarah hersheland, CEO of the US Olympic Committee, said.
It is reported that more than 30 of these employees who lost their jobs and temporary leave were offered other positions, which means that not everyone has to face the dilemma of unemployment, however, in the past, dozens of people in the US Olympic Committee and the Paralympic Committee have canceled the contract in the form of “buyout”. The scale of layoffs caused by the epidemic is not small. The last time such large-scale layoffs traced back to the financial crisis in 2008.
The epidemic has brought great influence to the United States Olympic Committee, the Paralympic Committee and many subordinate project associations. Previously, senior executives of the US Olympic Committee, including hershiland, collectively reduced their salaries, of which hershiland himself would reduce their salaries by 20% this year. Many subordinate associations have already started to lay off workers and reduce salaries, and some have even started to apply for bankruptcy. It is estimated that the income lost by associations from February this year to June may exceed 0.1 billion US dollars. Due to the delay of the Tokyo Olympics, the various grants received by associations from the US Olympic Committee this year will also drop sharply.