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Companies on JobKeeper paying executives millions in bonuses

BROOKE CORTE
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If a company is receiving JobKeeper payments, should its CEO be paid a hefty bonus?

Analysis from corporate governance consultancy Ownership Matters revealed at least 25 companies in the ASX300 have paid out more than $24 million in bonuses to CEOs and other executives after claiming JobKeeper subsidies.

The analysis calls into question whether the $90 billion scheme had sufficient checks and balances built-in.

Labor’s Andrew Leigh says none of this passes the sniff test.

“It’s called JobKeeper, not bonus keeper, not dividend keeper,” Dr Leigh told Brooke Corte.

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BROOKE CORTE
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