Why Essendon should be âchips inâ on emerging star
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Would acquiring a ready-made key forward make Essendon a genuine finals threat?
Harrison Jones is raw but has shown plenty of promise while veteran Cale Hooker, the main focal point in Essendonâs attack, isnât getting any younger.
The Bombers bolstered their tall stocks by signing ruck-forward Peter Wright last off-season, but more is need if they want to seriously challenge for the premiership.
Kane Cornes is of the opinion that Essendon should target Gold Coast spearhead Ben King with his contract at the Suns due to expire at the end of 2022.
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Round 16 upended the machinations surrounding the top eight as contenders lost and pretenders were found out.
We had every game except the Adelaide-Brisbane game played inside Victoria for a festival of footy. Read on for my Round 16 power rankings.
18. Hawthorn Hawks (down seven)
The Hawks came crashing down to earth this week after playing some pretty good footy that saw them have a series of honourable losses along with a couple unexpected wins. They went into Saturday night’s fixture with everything to play for to commemorate the 400th game of Shaun ‘Silk’ Burgoyne. Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to translate the added incentive for victory into a win. The highlight of the game came when Burgoyne was chaired off by Travis Boak and Liam Shiel to commemorate his unique and spectacular career. Alastair Clarkso
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Fire-and-rehire: What is it and why is it controversial?
By Ben King
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During the pandemic a number of big businesses have tried to dismiss some of their workers and hire them back straight away - on worse deals.
Unions and opposition politicians want this practice to be banned.
What is fire-and-rehire?
Employers sometimes want to change the terms and conditions of their workers.
Each case is different, but employers might want to reduce their pay, or reduce holiday allowances, change shift patterns - even reduce the breaks they are allowed.
This will often happen when a company is losing money and needs to cut costs to stay in business.
Clarks workers consider strike over fire-and-rehire
By Ben King
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Over 100 workers at Clarks shoes are considering strike action as the company threatens to dismiss them and rehire them on worse terms.
The union says it is another example of a controversial practice which has become increasingly widespread.
Clarks has been losing money for years, and was taken over by a Hong Kong-based private equity firm in February.
A company spokesperson confirmed it is consulting with employees about employment terms.
109 of the 145 workers in the Clarks warehouse in Somerset are on contracts signed before the private equity takeover, which are more generous than those offered to recent hires.