Ford's Australian car-making operations will shut down for almost a week following the appointment of administrators at parts manufacturer CMI Industrial.
About 1800 workers would be stood down at the Broadmeadows and Geelong plants on Friday and Tuesday next week, while a rostered day off would go ahead as scheduled on Monday. Ford spokeswoman Sinead Phipps said that by rearranging planned down days, workers would to be paid 50% of their wages, which they could top…
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