The week before the start of a push to vaccinate construction sector workers, Victoria’s building industry was told it would not get the promised doses.
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The Victorian construction industry is hoping to deliver tens of thousands of Pfizer doses on building sites throughout Melbourne in an attempt to insulate the sector from further shutdowns.
As the halt on construction in NSW enters its second week, leaders of Victoria’s third largest industry are in talks with the federal and state governments to inoculate 40,000 workers by Christmas, or months earlier if adequate resources are directed to the task.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt’s office welcomed the sector’s plan.
Credit:Scott McNaughton
“It’s protection against site shutdowns if we get mass vaccination at worksites … This would essentially future-proof the industry,” said Erik Locke, chief executive of Incolink, an industry redundancy fund that provides welfare services for Victorian construction employees.
Cook defends office workplace culture amid allegations staffer was âbulliedâ, âbrutally sackedâ
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Western Australiaâs Deputy Premier Roger Cook has defended his electoral and ministerial offices amid allegations a senior staffer was bullied and âbrutally sackedâ last year.
Mr Cook refused to comment on the circumstances that led to Sanja Spasojevic losing her job at his electorate office in Kwinana, where she had worked for nine years, last October but refuted claims the officeâs workplace culture was toxic.
Deputy Premier Roger Cook addressing the media in Fremantle on Saturday.