And Nastyswine breaks his silence.......
Following more than four months of consultation and meetings with unions and employees, this morning our Line Maintenance managers have started notifying LAMEs who are potentially redundant as a result of the full implementation of the changes we announced in February.
We were able to significantly reduce the number of LAMEs who have been adversely affected from 175 to 73 by offering voluntary redundancies and redeployment to other roles. Those notified from today will still have the opportunity to apply for vacant roles in Brisbane and Perth.
Today we have also advised the Supply Chain and Component Maintenance teams that we will also be making changes to those areas as a result of workload decline.
Since February we have been working through a review of all of our support areas to meet the reduced needs of the business. As our operational areas reduce we also need to right size the areas that support the operation and ensure we are operating as efficiently and effectively as we can. Your managers will be keeping you fully informed of any changes required in your area.
As always, our commitment and our focus will be on helping everyone affected by these changes, offering them all the support they need to consider their choices and readying them for the next steps in their career where needed.
Please talk to your manager if you need any assistance or have any questions. Please look out for each other and stay safe.
Chris