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Metricon: Construction giant tells dozens of staff they will be fired at Microsoft Teams

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Construction giant informs staff GRADUATES that they will be fired via Microsoft Teams – as building company confirms major ‘restructuring’ Metricon announces it will reduce NSW sales staff to 18 employees Redundancy and transfer payments are not offered to 15 trainee staff In a statement read to staff, Metricon said his decision was not made ‘lightly’. By Antoinette Milienos For The Australian Daily Surat Published: 03:37 EDT, August 2, 2022 | Updated: 03:38 EDT, 2 August 2022 Building giant Metricon has laid off dozens of its sales staff via online video chat as the company confirmed it was under restructuring and would be giving up jobs. In a Microsoft Teams video chat on Monday, Metricon told its staff it would cut its NSW sales team, which has roughly 60 employees, to 18 and would release 15 trainee sales consultants. Staff who cannot be rehired are offered redundancy payments while trainee staff are laid off wit

KKR Laser Clinic buys dozens of unhappy franchisee operations

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The purchase price for the clinic is believed to be less than $30 million, ranging from under $300,000 to over $1 million, depending on the size and location of the clinic. The settlement figures are far from the investments sunk into the business by some franchisees. This is a far cry from the $80 million compensation demanded by the 52 franchised clinics in March last year when they joined forces and filed a 140-page letter of dispute alleging that LCA had gouged them for equipment and supplies costs, while forcing them to take aggressive action. discounts that make it difficult for them to cover their costs and condition customers to expect discounts. ‘It was despair before losing everything’ Mediation for unhappy franchisees failed in May last year. A second mediation attempt was held earlier this year, and a settlement was agreed earlier this month. “It wasn’t an option to finish, it was despair before losing everything,” said one franchisee. “For some in the group it was a ch