We think it’s up to each team member to mark the day as it suits them and our priority is creating a safe and supportive environment in our stores and sites,' a woolworths spokesperson said.
While Telstra, Network Ten, law firms and consultancies Deloitte and PwC have policies in place allowing people to swap their Australia Day holiday for another date, Woolworths is the largest single private sector employer to have voiced support for giving staff the option to work as the company was “proud to be a snapshot of Australian society”.
However, Australian Workers’ Union head Daniel Walton said the priority for the union movement was to focus on the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to parliament rather than a conversation on Australia Day. “All boats need to be rowing in the same direction here,” he said. Victoria’s public servants are given the opportunity under their enterprise agreement to substitute any public holiday for another day if their boss allows it.
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