‘No PC, no d---head’ policy at AACo stoked safety fears: lawsuit
Key Points
- A former manager has taken AACo to court over his redundancy.
- He alleges a new policy raised concerns about safety at beef giant.
- AACo won’t comment but says it is committed to safe work environment.
The Australian Agriculture Company allegedly implemented a “No PC, no dickheads” policy that a manager feared would render staff reluctant to air workplace grievances.
The claims were raised in a Federal Court lawsuit, obtained by The Australian Financial Review, against the ASX-listed pastoral group, which has 430,000 cattle and whose shareholders include British billionaire Joe Lewis and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.
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