Ms Patricia King:

All of the factors mentioned by the Deputy are strong indicators of the attitude of management. There are jobs that need to be done as part of the wind-down of the organisation, but management is making workers apply for their own jobs, regardless of how long they have been in the place. The refusal of management to take part in any forum is a clear indicator of its stance. Management personnel are relying on the joint industrial council even though they know it is not the answer. I know they know it is not the answer. I know they are taking advice as well. They are taking a certain type of advice and they are following it. The committee must understand that all of the senior management personnel are new. The people with corporate loyalty and understanding are gone. This is a clean-out job. There is no point in calling it anything else. This is too urgent and too serious not to say it as it is. We do not have time to be polite about this. Unfortunately, over the decades I have dealt with many restructurings, which have resulted in all sorts of outcomes. If the WRC were offered as a forum, the management personnel involved would bite one's hand off if they were interested in finding a solution. This group is not interested. That is a very clear indicator of what it is at.