PHOTO: An Upper Hutt company is making modular builds for owners who feel priced out of the market – CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF
Up to 30 workers who were made redundant following Matrix Homes collapse feel blindsided, and are scrambling to find work to support their families, a former employee says.
The worker, who asked not to be named, said the group was told on Friday they no longer had jobs with the Upper Hutt prefabricated housing company.
He said everyone was in shock, and had no idea when, or where, their next pay cheque would come from.
Most of the workers were owed between $5000 and $9000 for annual leave, he said. Redundancy payouts were also owed on top of that.
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