The financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is furloughing 41 administrative workers, almost 20% of its full-time employees, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Met mentioned Tuesday that the furloughs are non permanent and can begin on the finish of this week. Every impacted worker will obtain two weeks pay plus continued well being advantages.
As well as, 11 workers will shift to part-time work, the corporate mentioned.
Earlier than the cost-cutting, the Met had 237 full-time workers.
Common supervisor Peter Gelb says the Met may run a deficit of as much as $60 million on its $308 million funds.
The Met suspended its season after its March 11 efficiency and wound up canceling the ultimate 58 performances of a season that initially was scheduled to incorporate 217.
Pay was stopped for the orchestra, refrain and different union members on the finish of March. Gelb mentioned he's giving up his $1.45 million wage till regular operations resume. Pay was minimize for higher-paid members of the executive employees, by 10% for everybody incomes greater than $125,000 and by 25%-50% on the high of the pay scale.
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