Human Services didn't tell staff about Symonston closure


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Public servants at Centrelink’s Symonston mail scanning centre found out that the facility was closing because employees at a related facility had already been told, the main public sector union says.


Employees at the mail sorting centre at Fairbairn, where the work is contracted out to supported work provider LEAD for people with disabilities, were notified on May 18 that the contract for their work would end on June 30.


Charlotte Evans is one of the almost 50 employees with disabilities that faces an uncertain future after Human Services ended its mail sorting contract with her employer.

Charlotte Evans is one of the almost 50 employees with disabilities that faces an uncertain future after Human Services ended its mail sorting contract with her employer.


Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The letter to the employees said “the Department of Human Services (DHS) have decided not to renew their contract with the Employer given the pending closure of their Scanning Operation Centre in Symonston”.


According to the the Community and Public Sector Union, staff employed directly by Human Services didn’t know about the “pending closure” until the letter sent to LEAD employees at Fairbairn was circulated at the Symonston centre.


“This decision has been horribly handled for people working at the Scanning Operations Centre in Symonston, both those employed through LEAD and those directly employed by the Department of Human Services,” CPSU lead organiser Sarah Hunt said.


Article source: http://smh.com.au/sport/hockey-canberras-anna-flanagan-on-cusp-of-hockeyroos-return-20170925-gyol80.html

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