Crown cuts about 200 jobs as part of restructure plans

Casino giant Crown will shed almost 200 jobs as the company undertakes a review to restructure the business.

The company will cut 194 jobs across a range of areas within the organisation, with a majority based in Melbourne.

“As we enter the next phase of our transformation, we are reviewing our business to ensure we have the right structure to realise these plans,” a Crown spokesperson said.

“This will impact some of our team members and we are working closely with them and their unions on their options through consultation which includes redeployment into other roles.”

The review will put the business’s practices under the microscope to ensure its sustainable growth.

Impacted workers will be offered options to be redeployed to other positions within the company.

The job cuts come after 180 workers were laid off at Crown’s Barangaroo site in Sydney last year due to its financial performance.

Crown employs more than 20,000 people nationwide, with roughly 11,500 workers based in Melbourne, making it Victoria’s largest single-site private employer.

The union representing Crown workers and the state government has been contacted for comment.

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