ABC's Employment Relations Head Resigns Amid Staff Departures

0:00Josh Keach, the ABC's head of employment relations and safety, stepped down Thursday afternoon, right after fielding questions about a team boat outing, and a wave of staff departures from his unit. Earlier this week, sources say Keach treated four team members to a free ride on a private boat owned by Tom Snow, whose family runs Canberra Airport. This happened March 31st, right after a morning strategy meeting and lunch. His six-person team had already shrunk hard, with four folks bailing in the first three months of the year. That left him with just one employment relations advisor amid the broadcasters' tough pay talks with unions. Those negotiations sparked the ABC's first staff strike in 20 years back in March after talks broke down. Both sides hit an imprensible deal last month, but is still waiting for final approval. The chief people officer confirmed Keach's exit for Friday April 24th, praising his role in those enterprise agreement battles. With all this drama, the ABC's people opts to stay under the spotlight as things settle.

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