Workers react to Sanjeev Gupta insolvency hit Workers arriving at Whyalla’s Steel City this morning are hopeful Sanjeev Gupta will stop the move to legally declare his business insolvent. Business by Michelle Etheridge, Rebecca Digirolamo 7th Apr 2021 12:04 PM Premium Content Subscriber only Outside the Whyalla steelworks this morning, staff showed mixed feelings about the news that scores of local jobs hang in the balance as creditors seek to seize control of Sanjeev Gupta's Whyalla steel operations. Welding co-ordinator Tom Mitchell, who has been working directly or indirectly for the steelworks since 1978, said he was still confident about the future.