KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Cerner Corp. is offering voluntary separation packages to employees whose combination of years of service and age total 65.The Kansas City Star reports eligible workers will have a month to decide to take the buyouts.Cerner spokesman Dan Smith says the offer will not affect the company’s hiring and growth plans. The company has 21,000 employees and has said it plans to add tens of thousands of workers in the next 10 years.Smith says the company does not have a predetermined number of buyouts and the program is completely voluntary. He says it was prompted in part by Cerner’s acquisition of Siemens Health Services, which caused some overlap in jobs.Smith says the program will not include involuntary separations.
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