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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.

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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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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…

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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".

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