Z Energy considers wage subsidy

Z Energy considers wage subsidy
Brent Melville
Z Energy will decide whether to apply for a government wage subsidy next week, chief executive Mike Bennetts said today.The firm, the country's largest fuel seller, would easily have qualified for the subsidy with revenues “well within thresholds," he said.It could have received about $3.5 million for its corporate employees, but the firm also needed to consider its brand and its reputation.“Should a big company be doing this, given how some people react to the fuel sector?" he said on a Trans-...

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