Staff to be hired to monitor train cleaners after dodgy COVID practices

Contractors will be hired to watch other workers disinfect Brisbane trains after dodgy cleaning practices were caught on CCTV.

Security cameras caught a “number of staff”, employed by contractor Alstom to do spot and deep cleaning aboard trains, sitting around “not doing any cleaning”.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey said, so far, two workers had been stood down.

Translink deputy director-general Matthew Longland said the findings were disappointing and more staff would be put on trains to monitor cleaners while the contractor conducts an internal investigation.

“We have got additional staff on board services while the cleaning is being…