• ASC has restructured its shipbuilding and submarine divisions.
    ASC has restructured its shipbuilding and submarine divisions.
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ASC has confirmed that 41 employees were made redundant with an additional 34 unfilled positions being abolished across the organisation.

Those affected by the restructure were in corporate functions that existed in both ASC's submarine and shipbuilding divisions.

Managing Director and CEO Steve Ludlam said the reduction of employees, while necessary, was regrettable.

"Wherever possible we have taken into account attrition rates and abolished vacant positions in an effort to retain as many employees as possible but, unfortunately, we could not retain everyone," he said.

"I sincerely thank those employees who have been directly affected by this restructure for their contribution.

"However, with the amalgamation of our two business divisions, we are now able to maximise our workplace efficiency and deliver significant cost savings and improved value for money to ASC's customer."

ASC has provided redundancy packages to affected employees, and has also established a ‘Beyond ASC' outplacement support service to assist employees obtain future employment.

ASC's workforce now numbers 1,500, with an additional 300 still required over the next three years to construct the Hobart class air warfare destroyers.

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