We encloses reports from the Daily Telegraph and the Sydney morning herald issue 15/5/12, with news of cuts to Railcorp staff pre-empting that there could be 750 job cuts to middle management and above to cut the 'Fat Cats' in Railcorp that has been building up for years. Estimations of $10M per day are the costs to run Cityrail trains: with this you have to include front life staff both station assistants, Station Masters and the the Managers above, contract cleaners, station & track maintenance staff, transit officers and other costs not thought of, as yet.
As an advocate for public transport, whether there are cuts on staffing in upper levels of management to improve public transport infrastructure and/or services I am for the commuters being well looked after., as long as there is a strong front-line employees , who make the Cityrail really work! They are under constant pressure to do work - some of them tell me,' There are too many bosses, up there giving us too many directions! Maybe it may be the relief they need! Who knows!
On the other hand no one wants job losses anywhere yet my suggestion would be use the money previously spent on these employee for more services better infrastructure and this in return will create more jobs and managers, If for example each employee was earning on average $75,000 per annum then this equates to a cost savings of $56,250,000if there was a job losses of 750 - redundancies. This is what I call the cycle of life'sn job and losses - which is, what goes up, goes down and comes back up again and so life is...
From the Daily Telegraph:
NSW rail cuts may prompt action - unions
UNIONS may take industrial action over the NSW
government's overhaul of RailCorp, saying it is a
disgrace that workers learned of 750 looming job cuts
through the media.
"These job cuts will have an impact on front-line services.
We'll see safety, security and most importantly customer
service compromised under these job cuts."
But Ms Berejiklian would only say, "Today's announcements
are all about fixing the trains.
As an advocate for public transport, whether there are cuts on staffing in upper levels of management to improve public transport infrastructure and/or services I am for the commuters being well looked after., as long as there is a strong front-line employees , who make the Cityrail really work! They are under constant pressure to do work - some of them tell me,' There are too many bosses, up there giving us too many directions! Maybe it may be the relief they need! Who knows!
On the other hand no one wants job losses anywhere yet my suggestion would be use the money previously spent on these employee for more services better infrastructure and this in return will create more jobs and managers, If for example each employee was earning on average $75,000 per annum then this equates to a cost savings of $56,250,000if there was a job losses of 750 - redundancies. This is what I call the cycle of life'sn job and losses - which is, what goes up, goes down and comes back up again and so life is...
From the Daily Telegraph:
NSW rail cuts may prompt action - unions
- AAP
- May 15, 2012
UNIONS may take industrial action over the NSW
government's overhaul of RailCorp, saying it is a
disgrace that workers learned of 750 looming job cuts
through the media.
Staff in middle management will be offered
voluntary redundancies in a major restructure that will
result in the creation of two new organisations - Sydney
Trains and NSW Trains.
Unions representing RailCorp staff today said they
hadn't been consulted before an article outlining the
reforms appeared in Sydney's Daily Telegraph
newspaper.
NSW secretary of the Australian Manufacturers Workers
Union (AMWU) Tim Ayers said it was a "disgrace"
workers had found out about the job losses through the
media.
He seized on reports that thousands more jobs could be
cut from the organisation, with an unreleased Booz
consultancy report on RailCorp said to have
recommended slashing up to 4500 of RailCorp's
15,000 jobs,"We've got a lot of talking to do with
members and their families who are concerned about
their future - there is months of activity in front of us," Mr
Ayers told reporters in Sydney.
voluntary redundancies in a major restructure that will
result in the creation of two new organisations - Sydney
Trains and NSW Trains.
Unions representing RailCorp staff today said they
hadn't been consulted before an article outlining the
reforms appeared in Sydney's Daily Telegraph
newspaper.
NSW secretary of the Australian Manufacturers Workers
Union (AMWU) Tim Ayers said it was a "disgrace"
workers had found out about the job losses through the
media.
He seized on reports that thousands more jobs could be
cut from the organisation, with an unreleased Booz
consultancy report on RailCorp said to have
recommended slashing up to 4500 of RailCorp's
15,000 jobs,"We've got a lot of talking to do with
members and their families who are concerned about
their future - there is months of activity in front of us," Mr
Ayers told reporters in Sydney.
"They can't expect no reaction from workers. They've
been treated so disrespectfully that I think we cannot be
in a position today to rule out industrial action."00
jobs."We've got a lot of talking to do with members and their families who are concerned about their future - there is months of activity in front of us," Mr Ayers told reporters in Sydney.
been treated so disrespectfully that I think we cannot be
in a position today to rule out industrial action."00
jobs."We've got a lot of talking to do with members and their families who are concerned about their future - there is months of activity in front of us," Mr Ayers told reporters in Sydney.
"Let's not forget, it is the NSW government that announced 750 job cuts today, and 4000 job cuts coming down the road.
"They can't expect no reaction from workers. They've been
treated so disrespectfully that I think we cannot be in a
position today to rule out industrial action."
treated so disrespectfully that I think we cannot be in a
position today to rule out industrial action."
From The Sydney Morning Herald:
Hundreds of jobs lost as RailCorp split in two
Hundreds of RailCorp jobs are being slashed as the NSW
government moves to split the operation in two, a move it
says will be better for commuters and frontline staff.
government moves to split the operation in two, a move it
says will be better for commuters and frontline staff.
The Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian, said NSW Trains
would be set up for regional services, while Sydney Trains
would service city commuters as part of a massive
overhaul.
would be set up for regional services, while Sydney Trains
would service city commuters as part of a massive
overhaul.
The shake-up means 750 people in middle management will
be offered voluntary redundancies, with cleaning services
under new management."I'm actually expecting support
from many sections of the workforce in RailCorp, who want
to have the layers of bureaucracy unpicked, who actually
want to have the freedom to do their jobs properly," Ms
Berejiklian told 702 ABC Sydney this morning.
be offered voluntary redundancies, with cleaning services
under new management."I'm actually expecting support
from many sections of the workforce in RailCorp, who want
to have the layers of bureaucracy unpicked, who actually
want to have the freedom to do their jobs properly," Ms
Berejiklian told 702 ABC Sydney this morning.
But she refused to speculate about further job losses, amid
reports as many as 4500 positions could eventually be
slashed in the overhaul.
reports as many as 4500 positions could eventually be
slashed in the overhaul.
She also denied that this was the first step in a move to
privatise train services.
privatise train services.
He also raised the possibility of further job cuts, as
recommended in a report by consultancy Booz and
Company.
recommended in a report by consultancy Booz and
Company.
Next to go will be station staff from over 100 stations, train
guards, cleaners and maintenance staff," he told the ABC.
guards, cleaners and maintenance staff," he told the ABC.
"These job cuts will have an impact on front-line services.
We'll see safety, security and most importantly customer
service compromised under these job cuts."
But Ms Berejiklian would only say, "Today's announcements
are all about fixing the trains.
"They're all about supporting our customers and they're all
about people being asked in middle management voluntarily
to put their hands up for redundancy. We're not forcing
anybody to leave the organisation."
about people being asked in middle management voluntarily
to put their hands up for redundancy. We're not forcing
anybody to leave the organisation."
The opposition transport spokeswoman, Penny Sharpe,
called for CountryLink to be kept in public hands.
called for CountryLink to be kept in public hands.
"[Ms] Berejiklian needs to make a commitment to the people
of country NSW that this vital service will stay in public
hands."
of country NSW that this vital service will stay in public
hands."
The NSW secretary of the Australian Services Union, Sally
McManus, said she feared privatisation would be in place
after the next election.
McManus, said she feared privatisation would be in place
after the next election.
"I believe that there is a clear plan. I don't think that you go
through and you make these major changes to structure
unless you know where you're going; surely that's what
you're doing," she told 702.
through and you make these major changes to structure
unless you know where you're going; surely that's what
you're doing," she told 702.
"She can say it's about customer service, but I don't think
that's the case and I think I'll be proved to be right about
that."
that's the case and I think I'll be proved to be right about
that."
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