Comments on: The Guthrie writ: conversations with Mate 1 and Mate 2 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/08/the-guthrie-writ-conversations-with-mate-1-and-mate-2/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Burton http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/08/the-guthrie-writ-conversations-with-mate-1-and-mate-2/#comment-17958 John Burton Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-17958 Hi John, I love seeing how "geniuses" operate. Regards, Ray. Hi John, I love seeing how “geniuses” operate. Regards, Ray.

]]> By: Kevin Charles Herbert http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/08/the-guthrie-writ-conversations-with-mate-1-and-mate-2/#comment-17959 Kevin Charles Herbert Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-17959 <br />Just sounds like another post-Rupert visit week at any News Ltd title around the globe....... Just sounds like another post-Rupert visit week at any News Ltd title around the globe…….

]]> By: Tom W http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/08/the-guthrie-writ-conversations-with-mate-1-and-mate-2/#comment-17960 Tom W Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-17960 Incredible reading, thank you Crikey. Incredible reading, thank you Crikey.

]]> By: John Kotsopoulos http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/08/the-guthrie-writ-conversations-with-mate-1-and-mate-2/#comment-17961 John Kotsopoulos Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-17961 "Guthrie says his dismissal after just 21 months in the job was "capricious, unfair and unreasonable" and denied him at least one further three-year contract. " Guthrie says he is gobsmacked with his treatment. Well I am gobsmacked that a person that headed a newspaper that was at the forefront of support for WorkChoices and opposition to pay rises for the lower paid, can lay claim to a contract renewal and future increments as if both were a forgone conclusion.<br /><br />Guthrie is seeking $2,765,745, being chiefly a three-year continuation of his total salary package at the time of his dismissal -- $698,915pa -- plus projected annual increments, termination payments and notice. “Guthrie says his dismissal after just 21 months in the job was “capricious, unfair and unreasonable” and denied him at least one further three-year contract. ” Guthrie says he is gobsmacked with his treatment. Well I am gobsmacked that a person that headed a newspaper that was at the forefront of support for WorkChoices and opposition to pay rises for the lower paid, can lay claim to a contract renewal and future increments as if both were a forgone conclusion.

Guthrie is seeking $2,765,745, being chiefly a three-year continuation of his total salary package at the time of his dismissal — $698,915pa  — plus projected annual increments, termination payments and notice.

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