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Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. laid off workers on Tuesday, adding to the elimination of 1,400 jobs or 22 per cent of its workforce it confirmed last fall.

“These are difficult decisions and we will continue to take the steps necessary to ensure the company’s resilience through this cycle and beyond,” said spokesman Mel Duvall in an email Tuesday afternoon.

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“We are not providing specific numbers. The staff reductions were across the company’s operations.”

On social media, posts from Husky employees suggested up to 500 jobs had been eliminated.

“I was an employee up until about couple hours ago when I was let go. Layoffs are happening company wide, there were lots of people in the lobby with packages in hand crying and looking distressed,” said one anonymous posting on Reddit.

“Can confirm about 500 will be let go. Happening right now,” read another anonymous post.

Others said that the cuts had affected the information technology group and some drilling operations workers.