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Coal River Farm, run by tourism council chief, loses bid to reduce worker entitlements to zero – ABC News
A Tasmanian business owned by the head of the state’s tourism council will have to pay out $24,000 in employee entitlements after a failed bid to have the amount dropped to zero because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A Tasmanian business owned by the head of the state’s tourism council will have to pay out $24,000 in employee entitlements after a failed bid to have the amount dropped to zero because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Key points:
- Coal River Farm claimed it could not afford to pay the employees’ redundancies
- The business is in the midst of opening stores in Perth and Freemantle, in WA
- The commission concluded there was not enough evidence to show it could not afford to pay the workers
Coal River Farm a restaurant, pick-your-own berry farm, fruit orchard and function venue in Cambridge, southern Tasmania is owned by Daniel Leesong and his wife Melanie.
Mr Leesong, on his Tourism Industry Council Tasmania webpage, is described as “one of Tasmania’s leading business identities
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