Vic: Denso, Austrim announce job losses

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2001
Vic: Denso, Austrim announce job losses

Car component manufacturer Denso says it'll close one of its four Victorian plants
in July, resulting in the loss of 170 jobs.

A company spokeswoman says workers at the Altona plant were told last Friday they were
to lose their jobs, and had been offered counselling, career guidance and time off to
attend job interviews.

Products made at Altona will be made at the Croydon plant.

Meanwhile, Austrim Textiles Group, a subsidiary of Austrim Nylex, has also revealed
plans to reduce its workforce, blaming the recent lowering of import barriers for a decline
in the industry.

The company says its review of activities would involve the probable merger of operations
as well as lowering labour costs through redundancies.

The company couldn't say how many jobs would be affected.





However, Bendigo Bank says it'll create up to 40 programming and development jobs over
the next 18 months as it expands it information technology section in Bendigo.

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