A conference has been organised to help those impacted by the closure of Dundee’s Scottish Electric Group (SEG).
Ninety nine workers were made redundant this week after SEG entered liquidation.
The Apex Hotel will host a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) on Thursday.
It is hoped the meeting with employers and training providers will allow ex-employees to find a way forward after the shock closure.
Alison Henderson, chief executive officer of the Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce, says many of the laid-off staff have a good chance of gaining new work.
Ms Henderson believes the “transferable skills” SEG staff possess will make them popular with employers.
She said: “It’s always shocking when this number of people are affected and it’s never good when a business closes.
“These are really transferable and sought after skills. There are a lot of projects in and around Dundee and Angus and there is a fairly steady stream of construction projects for the foreseeable future.
“It’s my hope we can get people into new jobs as quickly as we can.
“Hopefully it can be a quick turnaround for these people.”
PACE meetings have previously been held to support laid-off staff from Dundee’s Muirfield Contracts and offshore container manufacturer Pressurefab.
Thursday’s PACE meeting will take place at the Apex Hotel between 10am and 2pm.
Meanwhile, a temporary employee who briefly worked for the firm before the group went into liquidation said workers at the group seemed “worried”.
Nicole Connell was hired to help with SEG’s finances, but claims the company admitted their administration system was a “mess”.
Ms Connell said she left SEG out of choice such was the challenge of her role.
