Transpac redundancy
The Christchurch-based national road transporter, Transpac Holdings, Ltd, has laid off 45 ’staff from 'its Modern Freighters refrigerated division, 16 of whom worked jin Christchurch. ! Christchiirch istaff were told on Thursday that the depot would close at the end of the month.
Transpac announced on Wednesday that further restructuring I moves wbuld be | made because of the effect of deregulation in the industry. Deregulation! in the transport sector had been “particularly severe” on
refrigerated transport over the last two! said the managing director, Mr Brian Hopkins, on Wednesday. j Modern Freighters employed 70 people l before this week's redundancies. Modern Freighters wais based at Levin, but Transpac said it would] shut all depots outside Auckland, making 23 North Island workers and 22 South Island workers redundant. “A few” staff would tie retained at Levin! in spite of the depot closing. | Mr Hopkins could not be reached for comment last evening. I |
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Press, 5 March 1988, Page 3
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