Current Affair: ATO staff resist push to work extra nine minutes a day

The exterior of the Australian Government Taxation Office in Sydney.

The exterior of the Australian Government Taxation Office in Sydney. Source: AAP

Australian Taxation Office staff have successfully rejected a push to extend working hours by nine minutes a day. The ATO dropped the proposal to make workers stay to 5pm instead of 4.51pm to improve productivity following a backlash, the ABC reported on Monday. According to documents released under freedom of information laws, management admitted their working hours did not meet broader community standards. Ivan and Selina report.



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