Tasmanian public service workers have left in tears after meetings where they were informed about job cuts, often without being given details, a union says.
The Community and Public Sector Union has accused the Tasmanian government of "drip feeding" information, "mishandling" the process, and causing added "uncertainty".
The minister responsible for the department involved says he has not seen the restructure plans.
The state's public sector union has accused the Tasmanian government of "mishandling" the process to cut about 250 jobs, saying it's "without empathy" and leaving staff in tears.
"People are talking about this feeling like a massacre," Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) state secretary Thirza White said, calling Tuesday a "brutal day".
Ms White said staff in Building Tasmania and the Department of Premier and Cabinet had been called into meetings with as little as 20 minutes' notice, and informed about job cuts in their teams.
The government is expected to release, on Wednesday afternoon, more detailed plans for the restructure, which has seen State Growth renamed Building Tasmania and slimmed its focus to infrastructure.
Ms White said the CPSU was expecting to receive organisational charts, and a list of needed roles on Wednesday afternoon.
Asked what details would be made public on Wednesday morning, the minister responsible for Building Tasmania Kerry Vincent said he had not yet seen the documents.
The state budget outlines job cuts across the public service to help balance spending and revenue, targeting 1,700 by 2030, and another 100 by 2032.