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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.— VSP Global has reduced some of its workforce throughout the various divisions of the company, VMAIL has learned. The decisions were communicated late last week. The company declined to provide details, but the moves impacted people at the company's VSP Vision Care, VSP Optics, Eyefinity, Marchon and Altair divisions. The moves will not impact services to VSP network practices, a spokesperson emphasized. A statement provided to VMAIL from Michael Guyette, president and CEO of VSP Global, said, “COVID-19 continues to have a severe impact on the health of our communities and the economy, including the clients, network doctors, and members we serve, and consequently, our business.

"We’ve taken all measures to reduce expenses during this time, but the pandemic’s economic ripple effects continue to be felt by us and so many other businesses. As a result, we made the difficult decision to implement a reduction in force, unfortunately resulting in layoffs and position eliminations across our organization, as well as furloughs in areas where we expect volume to return," Guyette said.

He continued, "We are supporting impacted employees through this in multiple ways, including providing severance pay, personalized career transition consultations, and health care stipends. While this decision did not come easily, it was necessary to ensure we can continue delivering on our mission of helping people see,” he said.