Australia Day pride promoted at Hancock as employers squirm

Gina Rinehart urged businesses and working Australians to “stand up for our country” by celebrating Australia Day this year, distancing her Hancock Prospecting from employers who promote workplace flexibility around the national celebration.

Some businesses are increasingly bound to flexible Australia Day entitlements by awards that include protections for staff who decline to take January 26 as a holiday. Others have declared their pride and will enforce its traditional place in the calendar. Eli Greenblat, Joseph Carbone and Brad Thompson have more: https://bit.ly/3NoePOa