Industrial Relations
On 19 August 2007 The Workplace Ombudsman took Darrell Lea to court, with accusations of pressuring casual sales assistants into signing the company's workplace agreement. Darrell Lea threatened to reduce shifts for casual staff as young as 16, if they refused to sign the agreement.
Following media attention and resultant public pressure, Darrell Lea chief executive officer, John Tolmie announced a decision to abandon their proposed workplace agreements, which would have resulted in pay cuts for its casual staff.
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