Veikkaus to furlough up to 800 staff in January

Veikkaus is set to temporarily lay off up to 800 of its employees beginning in early January due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finnish state-owned gaming operator launched negotiations regarding the potential furloughs at the beginning of this month. Commenting on the measures, Jari Heino, director of channels and sales, said the layoffs would target people whose work has been “temporarily reduced and for whom we cannot reasonably arrange...