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City council CEO quits due to ill health
Adelaide City Council CEO Mark Goldstone, who has been on personal leave since the beginning of this year, will officially resign tomorrow due to ongoing “health challenges”.
Adelaide City Council CEO Mark Goldstone, who has been on personal leave since the beginning of this year, will officially resign tomorrow due to ongoing “health challenges”.
The Adelaide City Council has axed over 100 full-time jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, while cutting hundreds more casual, trainee and temporary roles, as it grapples with a multi-million dollar hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Adelaide City Council could lose up to $30 million in income over the next three months as a result of COVID-19, prompting its executive to consider raising the council’s debt ceiling and pausing projects and services to deal with the “massive” financial blow.
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.
Hundreds of Adelaide City Council staff have been told not to work for one month, with the CEO warning some services will be scaled back or axed due to the impact of coronavirus.
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