Sears cuts 250 employees at Hoffman Estates headquarters [View all]

Sears is laying off about 250 employees at its Hoffman Estates headquarters in late October, but there are “no current plans to close the entire facility,” the retailer said in notice filed with the state.

The retailer, which emerged from bankruptcy in February, sent a letter to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that said it is implementing a permanent workforce reduction over a 14-day period, beginning Oct. 28.

“Affected employees will be placed on a paid administrative leave effective immediately for the time prior to the employment termination date,” the company said in the Aug. 29 letter.

Sears said various factors may affect the timing of the layoffs. The terminated employees are not represented by a union, the company said.

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