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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Perth workers locked out, jobless ...[ 2842 ]


Perth 1st Fleet workers locked out, jobless

Anne-Louise Brown
smh.com.au -May 3, 2012 - 10:35AM

Truckies terminated as 1st Fleet goes under

Employees at national trucking company 1st Fleet arrive at work to find they are locked out after the company is placed into voluntary administration.

Perth employees of national trucking firm 1st Fleet have been locked out of the company's Welshpool site and are expected to be among 600 workers nationwide to lose their jobs.
This morning 1st Fleet workers from around Australia turned up to work to find themselves locked out and the company shut down.
Perth workers said they had "no idea" they would be heading to work today to find themselves jobless.
'Devastated' ... Workers outside the 1st Fleet offices in Sunshine arrived to find themselves locked out.
'Devastated' ... Workers outside the 1st Fleet offices in Sunshine arrived to find themselves locked out. Photo: Penny Stephens
Last week administrators de Vries Taveh were called in to address cash flow problems within the company.
Stephen Brown, 1st Fleet's managing director, told ABC Radio he could not understand why administrators had acted so quickly.
"It's nowheresville mate, it's closed," Mr Brown said.
"I have no idea (why), I have never experienced anything like it in my life.
"I've got to worry about the jobs, 600 jobs ... it's a ridiculous way to end something isn't it?"
In a statement, deVries Tayeh said 1st Fleet ceased trading at 11.55pm (AEST) on Wednesday after directors were unable to meet pre-arranged funding commitments.
"Without this line of funding the business could not continue," the administrators said.
"This is a regrettable outcome but de Vries Tayeh are working closely with the Transport Workers Union to assist 1st Fleet's workforce in being placed with other employment."
Anger was mounting at Perth's 1st Fleet depot in Welshpool after workers and freight customers were left stranded without any information.
Many of the workers were still owed wages, radio 6PR reported with one worker claiming the company owed him over $7000 in wages.
Another worker said he believed undelivered freight was still inside the depot and halfway across the Nullabor.

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