Xerox cuts 275 jobs

Xerox Corp. said it will cut 275 Rochester-area jobs as part of a plan announced in October. The local layoffs are part of a company-wide program to eliminate 3,000 jobs. Xerox had 7,320 employees in Monroe County at the end of 2008, so the cut will reduce Rochester-area staff by about 4 percent, said company spokesman Bill McKee.

The plan will not affect union employees, McKee said, and most sales positions will be retained. But otherwise, cuts will be across the board, he said. Xerox officials began meeting with affected employees today, a process that will continue over the next several weeks. Globally, the 3,000 job cuts are from a work force of 57,000.