Up to 1,700 jobs have been axed two days before Christmas as a Melbourne-based company that provides security, cleaning and maintenance staff to the public sector and major retailers enters administration.
MA Services listed Coles, Kmart, Aldi, Amazon, Dan Murphy’s and several AFL clubs among its clients along with a number of local councils.
It also works with the Victorian government, including by providing security at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station and Federation Square.
According to administrators, the company operates in every Australian state and territory.
The company was placed in voluntary administration on Tuesday, with Jason Tracy and Glen Kanevsky of Alvarez & Marsal appointed to oversee the process.
In a statement, the administrators said there would be significant immediate job losses and the immediate scaling back of services.
“The appointment of administrators has triggered breaches of key licensing conditions, meaning the company is unable to lawfully continue certain core functions,” it said.
“We recognise the seriousness of this situation for the 1,700 employees whose roles are directly affected.
“As a direct consequence, regrettably, a significant number of redundancies will occur immediately.“
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