19 March 1998: As New Zealand“s biggest glass company, Pilkington Ltd., plans to sell its retail outlets, union representatives are worried about the possible loss of 300 jobs nationwide.
Pilkington…
19 March 1998: As New Zealand“s biggest glass company, Pilkington Ltd., plans to sell its retail outlets, union representatives are worried about the possible loss of 300 jobs nationwide. Pilkington (New Zealand) Ltd.“s general manager of administration, Bruce Crawford, reportedly played down the threat of job losses recently, saying the firm hoped to minimize redundancies caused by restructuring. Crawford said staff would have first option of buying 28 of Pilkington“s 46 Smith and Smith Glass outlets, which were being sold as the firm shifted emphasis from retailing to production. Nine of the company“s automotive glass outlets are reportedly being sold to Carglass New Zealand, while another nine are expected to be merged into a new building products division. Press reports say that the company“s employees said they were told not to speak publicly about the restructuring.