Watchdog’s report finds unnamed organisation breached rules on gifts, spending at least $30,000 on memorials for staff who died in circumstances unrelated to work
Watchdog’s report finds unnamed organisation breached rules on gifts, spending at least $30,000 on memorials for staff who died in circumstances unrelated to work
The Ombudsman’s media release and full report are available here: Misconduct in public organisations: A casebook
Similar things happen in Local Government.
When I used to work for Geelong council, they deducted $30 from staff pay whenever another member died, and gave it to their family. I think it was in the EBA at the time.