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Unley Council has become the second local government in South Australia to ask staff to take leave because of COVID-19, as a dispute between unions and the Adelaide City Council over a stop-work order plays out before the Employment Tribunal.
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The Adelaide City Council’s executive will face the employment tribunal over union claims it reached “a new low in employer/employee relations” by asking staff to take annual leave due to the impact of coronavirus.
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