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Endeavour Group: Layoffs
Owner of Dan Murphy's and BWS hinted at job cuts or 'labour efficiencies' due to Middle East war impact on business
Source: PerthNow
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Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of the sector hiring conditions.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.1 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-4.4pts).
Endeavour Group: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 46 days.
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