Siemens lays off 60 workers in Buffalo Grove
Siemens Building Technologies, a division of Germany-based Siemens, said Thursday that it has laid off about 100 workers nationwide, including roughly 60 at its Buffalo Grove division headquarters.
Siemens' spokeswoman Camille Johnston said Siemens is "streamlining several programs and initiatives, resulting in a reduction of workforce involving office personnel."
Affected workers were told on Wednesday and offered assistance with a severance package, professional outplacement counseling and access to Siemens job postings for other opportunities, she said.
Siemens Building Technologies provides new technology for fire protection, security, building automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning and energy management. It now has about 7,500 workers nationwide, including about 1,200 in Buffalo Grove.
Munich-based Siemens also has other divisions around the suburbs, including in Arlington Heights, Batavia, Elk Grove Village, Lake Zurich, Schaumburg and West Chicago.
"While decisions that impact employees are always extremely difficult, these changes will allow the Siemens Building Technologies Division to improve delivery of quality solutions, service, and products to its customers," Johnston said.