SkyCity proposes job cuts affecting 200 roles at Auckland casino
Casino operator SkyCity is proposing staff cuts affecting 200 roles as economic pressures hit discretionary spending.
SkyCity is proposing job cuts affecting around 200 roles, with most at its Auckland casino location. The company is reviewing its operating model in response to sustained pressure on customers' discretionary spending in New Zealand and Australia. Chief executive Jason Walbridge said the economic conditions facing the business require difficult choices about its future structure. No final decisions have been made and staff will be consulted.
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BusinessDesk
SkyCity proposes job cuts affecting 200 roles, mainly at Auckland casino
SkyCity is proposing staff cuts affecting 200 roles, according to the company’s chief executive officer Jason Walbridge . “The economic conditions facing our business are real, and they require us to make some hard choices about how we’re set up…
NZ Herald
SkyCity proposes job cuts affecting 200 roles, mainly at Auckland casino
The casino group says no decisions have been made and staff will be consulted.
Stuff
SkyCity proposes cuts affecting 200 roles as customers rein in spending
The casino and entertainment group is reviewing its operating model as economic pressures weigh on discretionary spending in New Zealand and Australia.
RNZ
Cost-of-living crisis hits casino operator SkyCity, hundreds of jobs at risk
SkyCity said it was reviewing its operating model amid "sustained pressure on customers' discretionary spending".
Otago Daily Times
Hundreds of jobs could go at casino operator SkyCity
1News
Jobs reportedly affected at SkyCity as company reviews operating model
Chief executive Jason Walbridge said "the economic conditions facing our business are real, and they require us to make some hard choices about how we're set up for the future".