SYDNEY: Rugby Australia announced the sacking of a third of its staff members Monday as the embattled organisation works to recover from the sport's coronavirus-enforced shutdown.
The organisation said 47 of its 142 full-time workers would leave over the coming months and those remaining have been asked to take a five percent pay cut.Thirty other contractors and casuals have also been sacked, with the moves reducing the company's wage bill by A$5.5 million a year. Rugby Australia's interim chief Rob Clarke called it"an incredibly difficult day" but said it was necessary to"ensure the viability and sustainability of the organisation".
"This is a difficult time for a lot of very passionate, hard-working rugby people and we are committed to helping those people find their next opportunity, whether it be within the game or elsewhere," he added. Rugby Australia has been working with a skeleton staff since the sport ground to a halt in March due to COVID-19, with Super Rugby postponed and July Tests against Ireland and Fiji cancelled.Australia's four Super Rugby teams - Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, ACT Brumbies and Melbourne Rebels - along with the previously axed Western Force, are set to kick off a domestic tournament on July 3 as coronavirus restrictions ease.
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