SoulCycle instructor raises more than RM71,584 for fired staffers

A sign hangs above a SoulCycle studio at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, Illinois. The studio is one of 19 locations nationwide the company is expected to close after determining the market in some areas was oversaturated. SoulCycle, part of the Equinox Group of high-end gyms, said in a statement that it’s adjusting to changes in consumer behaviour as a result of the pandemic. — AFP

Former employees of SoulCycle are taking to social media and trying to raise money for laid-off co-workers after a recent round of studio closures.

Katherine Lutkowski, a Chicago-based instructor who was part of the recent cuts, has been raising money for other employees who lost their jobs after the company said two Chicago studios would soon be shuttered. Lutkowski shared one text she received on her Instagram page. “I literally have to file for unemployment now,’’ a former colleague wrote. “I will not be able to afford bills this month.”