Hertz Cutting 80 Dollar Thrifty Jobs In Tulsa

Hertz announced Wednesday it is vacating its Tulsa Service Center which will affect approximately 80 employees.  

The company, which acquired Tulsa-based Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group in 2012, said about 100 positions will remain in Tulsa through alternative working arrangements.

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A spokesperson for the company said affected employees will receive severance pay ranging from four weeks to one year. Hertz said it will help affected employees find other employment opportunities by providing three months of outplacement assistance. Hertz is also working with the Tulsa Regional Chamber workforce development division to identify and share jobs information. 

Mike Neal, President and CEO of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, said Hertz' announcement was not surprising.

“The Chamber has remained in constant contact with Hertz since the merger with Dollar Thrifty, once a long-standing corporate partner throughout Tulsa's history. While we diligently kept in contact and remained hopeful the company would maintain a presence in our community, today’s news doesn't come as a complete surprise. 
It is understandably however a very difficult time for the 80 impacted employees, and the Chamber and the region’s workforce and education partners are already in contact with Hertz to begin facilitating training opportunities and work placement assistance for our friends and neighbors impacted by today's news. 
We’re confident this is not a major event for the local economy as professional services, a key target industry sector of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, is performing well throughout the region. We remain hopeful many or all of these employees, some through new training opportunities, will find valuable employment right here in northeast Oklahoma.”

Hertz said Dollar and Thrifty continue to operate, along with Hertz and Firefly, as the company’s major car rental brands worldwide. It said Hertz employs more than 2,000 Oklahomans through its service centers and rental operations.