South American migrant workers say they are still waiting to be paid following Buildhub’s liquidation. Photo / Michael Craig
Around 145 staff who immigrated from South America have been fired or made redundant from labour recruiter Buildhub, the first liquidators report said.
Gareth Hoole and Raymond Cox of Ecovis KGA in Newmarket laid off 115 people immediately after Buildhubs owners hired them, but 20 to 30 staff were already made redundant shortly before that, they said.
Buildhub, owned by Mariela Andrea Ehijo Contreras and Monsan Enterprises and Investments, has $2.2 million in liabilities which include a $1.3m debt to Inland Revenue and $219,391 wages and holiday pay owed to employees, the liquidators found.
Assets were put at $2.1…
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