Pearson Education has cut 50 jobs in Iowa City, according to a WARN Act filing. The filing lists Dec. 16 as both the layoff and notice date. “We began notifying impacted employees at all levels of the organization of the changes in this notification earlier this fall,” said a Pearson spokesperson in an email. “In […]
Pearson Education has cut 50 jobs in Iowa City, according to a WARN Act filing.
The filing lists Dec. 16 as both the layoff and notice date.
"We began notifying impacted employees at all levels of the organization of the changes in this notification earlier this fall," said a Pearson spokesperson in an email. "In another effort to prioritize and deliver the hybrid work experience that our employees prefer, we recently closed our North Dodge facility in Iowa City and opened opportunities for employees to work in one of our Cedar Rapids facilities."
The WARN Act requires employers to give
60 days advance notice of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs, according to the Iowa Workforce Development (IWD).
It is unclear what job positions at Pearson were affected by the layoffs.
Pearson says despite the layoffs the company will maintain a "large presence in the Iowa City area."
Headquartered in London, England with a campus in Iowa City at 2510 N. Dodge Street — the location of December's layoffs, the filing states — Pearson has acquired several companies this year.
Most recently, the publishing and assessment company
entered an agreement with SHL Group to acquire Personnel Decisions Research Institutes (PDRI), a provider of workforce assessment services.
It acquired Mondly, an online language learning platform, in April. Mondly joined Pearson's English learning language division.
The
company also increased its stake in Credly, a digital workforce credentialing platform, from 20% to outright ownership in February. Pearson originally invested in Credly in 2018.
Affected employees were given "ample notification, a generous severance package and outplacement services," the spokesperson said.
