Jobs are going at Wanaka’s BP 2go service station when it closes next month and none of those staff were successful in securing jobs at the BP Connect service station at Three Parks which opens the day after.
A BP 2go staff member, who did not want to be named, said he had worked at the independently owned Ardmore St service station for more than 13 years but was told he did not meet the criteria for a job at the corporate-run BP Connect.
Eight staff working at BP 2go are believed to have applied for 13 jobs at the BP Connect service station but no-one got one.
A BP corporate media spokeswoman confirmed that "everyone who applied for a role at BP Connect Wanaka was interviewed following the same process and selection criteria used across all BP Connect company-owned and operated sites".
"Our interviewing team would be happy to answer any additional questions that unsuccessful applicants may have," she said.
The BP 2go in Ardmore St is closing on August 4 and the BP Connect at the entrance to Three Parks beside the roundabout on SH84 is due to open on August 5.
