The ‘tech wreck’ sweeping through the technology sector has hit an Australian dad not once, but twice.
A 42-year-old father-of-two has been made redundant two times in the past six months as the IT meltdown continues to wreak havoc.
Rafael*, who preferred to remain anonymous, lost his job in August last year after his company collapsed.
Within a few days the IT worker had found a new gig, but he was cut again in January, just a week before he passed probation.
“Salaries are high, margins are tight. Unless you’re a really big company it’s difficult to sustain in this industry,” Rafael told news.com.au.
The perth resident is owed a whopping $15,000 in unpaid superannuation from the tech outfit that went into liquidation year, called Diverse Services (WA) Pty Ltd.
Rafael had worked at Diverse Services for three years, which managed IT functions for a range of Perth clients including not-for-profits, medical companies and mining corporations.
At its peak, the company had 40 employees, Rafael said.
However, everything started coming apart at the seams and on June 9 last year, the company went into administration.
David Hurt and Jimmy Trpcevski, of Jirsch Sutherland, acted as the administrators and two months later, the…
