Entergy Job Cuts
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Entergy Corporation`s president says the
company will probably trim an additional three-hundred jobs through
early retirement packages and will not be forced into layoffs.
So far, Entergy has cut its payroll by seven-hundred jobs,
mostly in its nuclear power division, through a voluntary early
retirement package. Wayne Leonard says that package is now being
offered companywide.
Leonard, during an appearance in Baton Rouge yesterday, says
Entergy will reach the three-hundred figure easily without being
forced to make layoffs.
In addition, Leonard says he doesn`t anticipate natural gas
prices having a significant effecton heating bills this winter.
He says heating bills should remain in check this winter with
reports of adequate natural gas supplies. Last winter, a natural
gas shortage was blamed for higher gas prices, which translated
into higher utility bills.
And, he says demand for natural gas should be lower this winter
because some of the biggest users aren`t there any more.
