A bonus cheque may be in the mail for Australia Post's executives, but the federal government has called for the highest earners to ditch any multi-million dollar windfalls. 9News
Labor MP Andrew Leigh told 9News that JobKeeper was designed "to save the jobs of low and middle income earners not to pad the pockets of highly paid CEOs".The Star Entertainment group benefited from $64.8 million of JobKeeper. Its CEO received an $830,000 bonus.Its CEO was awarded a bonus of $504,000.
"Frankly Alan Joyce is the sort of boss that belongs in a Charles Dickens novel," TWU assistant national secretary Nick McIntosh said.
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