BY GARY LYSAGHT
Hundreds of employees at AGL’s Bayswater and Liddell
facilities have been offered voluntary separation packages.
AGL Macquarie General Manager Ian Brooksbank says the
redundancies come as the company looks to reduce costs at its Hunter outlets.
“Faced with challenging market and financial conditions, AGL
Macquarie is identifying opportunities to manage our operations as efficiently
as possible,” he says.
It is not yet known just how many works will take up their
employers offer and depart the company.
“Voluntary separation packages allow us to review our
business structures and determine whether we can achieve efficiencies and
implement changes that enable some employees to voluntarily depart the
business,” says Brooksbank.
AGL has been quick to clarify that the redundancy packages
are in accordance with conditions of the Macquarie Enterprise Agreement, 2012.
Packages also follow individual employee contracts.
Expressions of interest for the redundancy packages will be
assessed by the end of June, with any departure dates determined at AGL Macquarie’s
discretion.
“Each expression of interest will be individually assessed
against our business and operational requirements,” says Brooksbank.
