A South Grafton abattoir owner has repeatedly made headlines for allegedly refusing to pay sacked staff their entitlements. Now he is coming under more fire from workers who claim he has banned them from taking toilet breaks.
Workers say boss banned toilet stops
(The Daily Examiner, 22 May 2009)SOUTH Grafton abattoir owner Stuart Ramsey has repeatedly made headlines for allegedly refusing to pay sacked staff their entitlements.
Now he is coming under more fire from workers who claim he has banned them from taking toilet breaks.
Two workers contacted The Daily Examiner with concerns Mr Ramsey was penalising staff for leaving their work stations to visit the toilet.
The workers did not want their names published, but said Mr Ramsey told staff they could not leave their stations unless they were on lunch or smoko.
The workers said this ban included staff leaving their stations to visit the toilet. If true, this would mean abattoir staff were expected to work for almost three hours at a time without having to go to the toilet.
One of the workers said Mr Ramsey was punishing those who took toilet breaks by issuing them formal letters of warning and forfeiting their Over Award payment.
The payment is given when workers process above their quota. It can add more than $100 to their weekly pay.
Many staff received this payment regularly and had come to rely on it to meet living costs, the worker said.
Stuart Ramsey - owner of Ramsey Meats Processing - did not return The Examiner's calls yesterday. Mr Ramsey's business is being investigated by the Workplace Ombudsman after sacked staff were not paid their entitlements.
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