MS TIERNEY— To ask the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations: In relation to the 25 job losses at Dick Smith in Geelong and North Geelong: What assistance has the Baillieu government provided Dick Smith workers in Geelong and North Geelong who have recently been made redundant.
ANSWER:
I am informed that:
Officers of the Department of Business and Innovation contacted Dick Smith in Geelong to discuss the status of the business and the conditions and timing of voluntary redundancies, including the payment of employee entitlements and the level of employer support available for affected staff.
The Department was advised that all affected staff except for one were relocated to other stores, including Waurn Ponds in Geelong.