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Holden confident forced redundancies will be unnecessary

GM Holden believes enough workers will accept voluntary redundancy for it to not have to resort to forced redundancies.

The strong dollar and poor demand have meant the company will shed 170 workers.

"Decisions like this are never easy to make, but it is reassuring that once we made this difficult decision that we were able to work with the unions and with our employees and give people options for their future,” Holden corporate affairs manager Sean Poppitt told the ABC.

Holden announced “market response days” at its Elizabeth plant in South Australia, another measure to try and address to sluggish demand.

“It's no secret that it's been tough,” said Poppitt at the time.

212 workers at rival Ford took forced redundancies earlier this month.

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