BlueScope Steel: job losses
12-October-2011
Mr BURGESS (Hastings) -- On Wednesday, 28 September, I attended a jobs fair hosted by BlueScope Steel. Following the tragic loss of 200 jobs at the Western Port plant, BlueScope set up an on-site job centre to assist people making the transition into new employment options, job searching and assistance in job training.
The jobs fair was a further element of the assistance being provided by BlueScope and was held at the Hastings community hub. The important event was manned by prospective employers, state government representatives, Job Services Australia personnel, training organisations, Centrelink personnel and superannuation providers. It was very encouraging to all involved to have so many people and organisations come together to help at such a very difficult time.