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More than 400 Melbourne Centrelink call centre workers sacked – The Age
Workers were told on Tuesday by $2b British public service provider Serco that their employment would end on October 30.
A Serco spokesman said the decision to sack the workers was taken because government agency Services Australia amended its contract with Serco to reduce the types of work it carried out.
“The company told casual workers that, following recent contract discussions with Services Australia, the after-hours processing work will not form part of the new contract from October 30,” the spokesman said.
“Any remaining processing work will be allocated to the telephony
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