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Four bankers have appeared in a Swiss court charged with helping to hide tens of millions of francs on behalf of Vladimir Putin.
The men, who had senior roles at the Swiss branch of Russia’s Gazprombank, are accused of helping Sergei Roldugin – a close friend of the Russian president who has been described as “Putin’s wallet” – to move millions through Swiss bank accounts without the proper due diligence checks.
‘Why are they going after labour hire? McKinsey is the same as us.’
Labour hire companies are being unfairly targeted by the Albanese government’s “same job, same pay” policy, says WorkPac, which specialises in recruitment for mining jobs, construction, engineering, and oil and gas jobs.
Echoing mining behemoth BHP, which on Tuesday launched a broadside against the proposed reform, WorkPac chief executive Hamish Griffin said a plethora of organisations, such as professional services companies, strategy consultants and engineering companies, had the same business model as WorkPac. They all contracted people temporarily to clients who required tasks to be performed.
