Flock Safety Reportedly to Lay Off 18% of Staff, About 270 Employees
The surveillance tech company's cuts are expected to take effect at the end of October, according to sources.
Flock Safety is reportedly planning to lay off 18 percent of its workforce, a reduction expected to affect about 270 current employees, according to Engadget. The cuts are expected to take effect at the end of October, according to sources cited in the report.
The company currently employs about 1,500 workers, according to background reporting. Flock Safety has not publicly confirmed the layoffs.
The reported layoffs come after WIRED reported three weeks ago that Flock had begun an employee buyout program with generous severance packages.
Flock Safety has faced pushback from several states and local agencies. The company has been banned from Florida highways, with Governor Ron DeSantis saying he does not want a surveillance state. It was also cut off from state funding in Texas as Governor Greg Abbott courts voters ahead of November's midterm elections.
In Pennsylvania, Democrat Josh Shapiro has panned Flock as a tool for law enforcement and said he would welcome legislation banning the cameras. The Los Angeles Police Department in California declined to renew its Flock contract.
Quick answers
How many employees will be affected by the Flock Safety layoffs?
The reported layoffs are expected to affect about 270 current employees, according to sources cited in the report.
When will the Flock Safety layoffs take effect?
The cuts are expected to take effect at the end of October, according to sources.
Did Flock Safety confirm the layoffs?
Flock Safety has not publicly confirmed the layoffs.