Employees at Queensland’s state-owned electrical infrastructure services firm Yurika have reportedly been advised that the company will be dissolved and absorbed by Energy Queensland.
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According to RenewEconomy, employees said they were advised of Yurika’s dissolution last week.
An Energy Queensland spokesperson told esdnews.com.au, “Energy Queensland has concluded consultation with Yurika employees on a restructure that has seen reporting lines shift to the broader Energy Queensland business.
“There has been no change to the Yurika legal entities and no operational impact to employees.
“Yurika will continue to deliver existing commercial contracts while also maintaining the provision of energy supplies and equipment to support housing and industrial growth, delivering metering services and statewide telecommunications services to business customers.
“Energy Queensland is committed to supporting employees through the changes.”
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) said Yurika’s future had been “decimated” by the LNP Government’s anti-renewables agenda.
“Wind farms are being openly rejected by the LNP and the pipeline of work has dried up, whilst the rest of the Country is investing in the renewable and transmission sector, the LNP have no sensible and sustainable plan. They are a train wreck for workers” ETU assistant state secretary Stuart Traill said.
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State secretary Peter Ong said, “The ETU will fight for every member impacted by this disgraceful decision. Through the mandatory consultation process we will demand real opportunities for our members, not empty words from a government more interested in ideology than infrastructure.”
