KiwiRail has notified all its staff that voluntary redundancy will be open from Monday.
In an all-staff email, KiwiRail chief people and communications officer Andrew Norton says the move was designed to “reshape the business, lower our costs and create a solid footing for future growth”.
RNZ reports it has seen the email which gives employees two weeks to apply and KiwiRail will decide which applications are accepted around November 11.
Job cuts had already been proposed for the state-owned rail operator in an effort to cut costs, RNZ reports.
