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AACo made manager a whistleblower, then retrenched him a month later

Liam WalshReporter

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Key Points

  • AACo is one of Australia’s biggest beef companies.
  • A manager was classed a whistleblower internally after raising safety issues. 
  • AACo made his role redundant soon, saying purely for restructure purposes.

Beef giant AACo made a manager redundant one month after designating him a whistleblower for raising safety concerns.

The manager, a former Defence Force veteran who had also been on leave for illness, is now in a dispute with Brisbane-based AACo about the circumstances of his departure, The Australian Financial Review can reveal.

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Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.au

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