CA plans LI layoffs

Islandia-based software company CA Inc. earlier this week told “fewer than 50 employees” on Long Island that their jobs would be eliminated.

The company, one of the largest on Long Island, also said it would hire an equal number of employees over the next year for Islandia and other sites.

The company issued the statement after press inquiries but declined to give an exact number of employees, nor would it say when the layoffs would take place. The employees work in the company’s Global Information Services, or GIS, unit. CA has about 1,525 employees on the Island and 13,400 worldwide.

“We made this decision to better align the skills within our GIS organization to address our changing business requirements,” CA said. “Our plan is to hire an equal number of employees over the next 12 months in Islandia and other sites, including our India technology center to bring on the skills required.”