The Erwin Hymer Group out of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, that also owns the Kitchener, Ontario-based company Roadtrek, said it has been forced to reduce staff.
This story originally appeared in CTV News Kitchener.
Employees said notices were handed out on Monday and that roughly 100 workers in the region would be reportedly laid off due to an economic downturn.
Most people who spoke to CTV Kitchener say everyone still working at the company are worried about what’s to come and that the recent layoffs could just be the beginning.
“Everyone is standing around,” said current employee William Singleton. “Everyone is scared.”
Singleton says that he and several of his coworkers received an email Thursday morning stating that vacation pay was being withheld due to an audit.
The email says staff will be paid out at a later date.
Erwin Hymer Group is a German company known as one of the largest motorhome manufactuers in Europe. The company acquired Roadtrek in 2016.
Last fall, American manufacturer Thor Industries was looking to acquire Erwin Hymer for 2.1 billion Euros, but that deal has not closed.
