Cerner announced a "voluntary departure" option for select U.S. employees last week to eliminate redundant positions after its purchase of Siemens' Health Services.
Cerner completed its $1.3 billion purchase of Siemens' health division in early February, adding approximately 5,000 employees. The voluntary departure program is designed to eliminate employee overlap within departments, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. Employees eligible for the program must be located in the U.S., and their age plus years of service to Cerner must be 65 or older, according to the report.
The company is offering some benefits to employees who choose to leave, said company spokesman Dan Smith in a statement to the Kansas City Business Journal. Employees who choose to leave receive a bonus commensurate with tenure, full vacation pay-out, a medical benefits contribution to a health reimbursement account and continuing health coverage.
Mr. Smith noted that the company has no planned layoffs. Cerner plans to continue expanding in Kansas City with a new $4.45 campus, hiring 16,000 employees in Kansas City over the next decade, according to the report.