DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-96,051

GHD SERVICES INC.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
A SUBSIDIARY OF GHD HOLDINGS U.S. LLC AND GHD GROUP LIMITED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers
in such workers' firm have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of articles
or supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 13, 2020 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers and former workers of GHD Services Inc., Finance
Department, a subsidiary of GHD Holdings U.S. LLC and GHD Group
Limited, including on-site leased workers from Adecco, Niagara
Falls, New York (GHD/Finance-Niagara Falls). Workers of
GHD/Finance-Niagara Falls are engaged in activities related to the
supply of financial services, such as accounts payable, expense
processing, and cash application services.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petition and the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in GHD/Finance-Niagara Falls have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the supply of a service like or
directly competitive with the financial service supplied by the
subject workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at GHD/Finance-Niagara Falls.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of GHD/Finance-Niagara
Falls meet the worker group certification criteria under Section
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section
223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of GHD Services Inc., Finance Department, a
subsidiary of GHD Holdings U.S. LLC and GHD Group Limited,
including on-site leased workers from Adecco, Niagara Falls,
New York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 10, 2019 through two years from
the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the date
of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 5th day of September 2020.

/s/Del-Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance