Western Power says three employees who provided character references for a colleague convicted of rape and for another co-worker are no longer with the business. The employees were stood down earlier this year following an internal review related to those references.
According to ABC Australia, the staff are sacked after an external investigation. Business News and The West Australian report that the employees have left the company after the matter is investigated, describing their departure in different terms. The outlets agree the decision follows scrutiny of the character references provided to a convicted rapist and that the outcome affects three employees, but they frame the employment outcome differently—ranging from being “stood down” and later leaving, to being “sacked” after an external review.
