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Tiwai expects to shed 100 jobs in 5 years
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About 100 jobs at the Tiwai aluminium smelter are expected to go during the next five years.
However, the smelter manager says these will be through natural attrition and not redundancies.
General manager Ryan Cavanagh confirmed yesterday the positions would go by natural attrition.
The Tiwai site usually lost about 50 people a year, with many leaving for higher-paying positions in Australia or retiring, he said.
Staff were told in November those positions would not be filled, he said.
"We have been talking to employees," Mr Cavanagh said. "People want clarity. We don't do lay-offs."
The smelter was always looking at ways of improving the way it worked and the announcement had been a continuation of cost-effective measures taken, he said.
The number of people leaving their positions had not increased since the announcement was made, he said.
In October Tiwai's majority owner, Rio Tinto, transferred it and five other Australia-based assets into a company called Pacific Aluminium to be sold.
However, the smelter manager says these will be through natural attrition and not redundancies.
General manager Ryan Cavanagh confirmed yesterday the positions would go by natural attrition.
The Tiwai site usually lost about 50 people a year, with many leaving for higher-paying positions in Australia or retiring, he said.
Staff were told in November those positions would not be filled, he said.
"We have been talking to employees," Mr Cavanagh said. "People want clarity. We don't do lay-offs."
The smelter was always looking at ways of improving the way it worked and the announcement had been a continuation of cost-effective measures taken, he said.
The number of people leaving their positions had not increased since the announcement was made, he said.
In October Tiwai's majority owner, Rio Tinto, transferred it and five other Australia-based assets into a company called Pacific Aluminium to be sold.
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