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The Star faces higher wages bill as COVID-19 bites

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Star Entertainment Group is facing a bigger wage bill as staff and more expensive contractors are called upon to cover overtime shifts for COVID-19 related absences amid the labour shortage.

The Star is also bracing for over 1000 workers compensation claims in NSW, lodged by employees who caught COVID-19 at the company’s flagship casino in Sydney’s Pyrmont.

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Elouise Fowler is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Melbourne office. Connect with Elouise on Twitter. Email Elouise at elouise.fowler@afr.com.au
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