Tampa call center to lay off 76 employees

A Tampa call center is laying off a majority of its staff, according to state filings, blaming the cuts on “unforeseen business circumstances.” 

Guide to Insure announced in an Aug. 29 letter sent to the Florida Department of Commerce that it will be laying off 76 employees. Companies are required to alert local and state authorities of mass layoffs under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. 

“It is anticipated that employment loss will be permanent,” Guide to Insure President Alex Cate says in the letter.