Optus announces redundancies amid restructure into multimedia company – ZDNet

Optus has announced that it will be restructuring its Enterprise and Consumer divisions through a series of redundancies, with a “reshape” of its workforce planned in order to support its transformation into a multimedia company rather than a pure telecommunications carrier. Latest Australian news Under the restructuring, Optus will consolidate and make redundant a number…

Laura Ashley voluntary administration to continue into May following court extension – SmartCompany.com.au

The voluntary administration of Australian retail chain Laura Ashley will continue until at least the middle of May, after the companys administrators were granted an extended time period for which to hold the second meeting of creditors. The Australian arm of Laura Ashley collapsed into voluntary administration on January 7, with Ross Blakeley, Quentin Olde…