[ad_1]
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Food service provider at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport has announced it will lay off 940 employees.
HMSHost sent a letter to a state agency regarding the decision on Tuesday.
HMSHost said all workers who were on leave and were not due to return to work until Oct. 15 will also be sacked.
CORONAVIRUS RELATED:
Most of the layoffs are for those working as fast food clerks, restaurant hosts, baristas, bartenders and waiters.
Food and retail stores at airports have been severely affected by the pandemic, which has significantly reduced air travel.
State officials on Saturday reported 859 additional confirmed coronavirus cases with 24 additional deaths, then 697 new cases and two new deaths on Sunday.
COVID-19 tracker | Latest figures from local officials
[ad_2]
Source link