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250 OF MEDIBANK'S FULL-TIME STAFF TO GO PART-TIME AFTER MERGER.
CANBERRA, April 1 Asia Pulse - Medibank Private has confirmed 250 full-time staff members will be shifted to part-time employment as the Australian government-owned health insurer merges with an occupational health services firm on Wednesday.
But a Medibank spokesman says no jobs will be lost as part of a restructure.
"There's certainly no jobs going today," spokesman James Connors told AAP.
Mr Connors said Medibank Private was moving full-time staff on to part-time work so more employees were rostered on at retail centres during peak customer periods.
"We're trying to make our staff more flexible and we want more staff on when members use the centres," he said.
"We're not firing people. At the end of this, we'll be hiring people."
The Community and Public Sector Union said Medibank Private had asked 250 full-time ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, 250 OF MEDIBANK'S FULL-TIME STAFF TO GO PART-TIME AFTER MERGER.