Keeping employees in limbo not knowing whether they have a job is not just bad management, it is a psychological hazard

Today in Parliament, Abigail passed a motion calling out WiseTech for leaving its workers in a state of anxiety and uncertainty amid AI-related job cuts.

Abigail said:

I move:

(1) That this House notes that:

One of Australia’s largest ASX-listed technology companies, WiseTech, announced earlier this year it intends to cut up to 30% of its workforce, with 2000 of the 7000 jobs scheduled to be cut in the next 12-18 months, citing artificial intelligence related developments for the cuts,
When WiseTech announced the job cuts, they had not given prior notice to the software developers’ union, Professionals Australia, nor had they given notice on a prior round of 500 AI-related job cuts made by the company earlier in the financial year,
Unlike other companies that have identified jobs to be cut due to AI advancements, and communicated directly with affected staff at the time of announcement, WiseTech staff remain in the dark about which roles will be cut, leaving them in a state of precarity and anxiety,
Sydney-based WiseTech staff report working under serious stress and uncertainty, with employees stating “This is getting ridiculous. I haven’t heard of a company announcing redundancies and then keeping employees in a limbo for months. They have no idea how much stress they are causing.”
A petition backed by Professionals Australia is calling on WiseTech to treat employees fairly and transparently during the restructure,

(2) That this House further notes, and reminds all employers including WiseTech, that employers have strict and legally enforceable Work Health and Safety obligations regarding the way redundancies and job cuts are made to ensure the process is being done in a way that does not risk the mental health of staff.

(3) That this House calls on:

WiseTech to treat employees fairly and transparently during the restructure, including negotiating fair and competitive redundancy packages, and for safe ways for employees to raise concerns, and
SafeWork NSW to investigate the conduct of WiseTech in how they are managing this job cutting proposal, to ensure that workers are not being exposed to serious and imminent risk of psychological harm.

26 May 2026

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