More than 110 staff from perth contractor ECM have gone back to work on Tianqi Lithium’s Kwinana processing plant, a week after the news the company had gone into voluntary administration.
On Thursday administrator’s KPMG’s confirmed some staff were heading back to work but it is still less than half of the 400 staff temporarily stood down on August 22 with up to two weeks pay owing.
ECM staff are being sent back to work.Credit: Jessica Shapiro
A cloud still hangs over those other staff with KPMG still in discussions with ECM’s clients.
ECM was working on major Perth projects such as Tianqi Lithium’s $700 million Kwinana processing plant and the $367 million HMAS Stirling redevelopment project on Garden Island.
It also had smaller contracts with the grain handler CBH and mining companies such as Alcoa.
KPMG administrators Martin Jones and Clint Joseph said by next week more than 160 staff would be back working on the Tianqi contract and others.
“Although there is still significant uncertainty about the future of the business, I am pleased to report positive progress with two of ECM’s largest clients, and that some funds are starting to flow back into the business,” Mr Joseph said.
“113 staff are already back working on the…
