Five years ago, Energy Australia announced the closure of its aging coal-fired power plant at Yallourn.

The company said it would set aside $10 million to help retrain the site’s hundreds of workers for new jobs and careers.

But two years out from the closure, one worker, who asked to stay anonymous because their job could be made redundant in 2028, told the Monitor many workers were still waiting to get paid time off to undertake retraining.

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