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Ashley staffing levels leave youth and workers at 'high risk'

Matt Dennien
July 11 2019 - 4:00am
There were 27 instances of staff working alone in a unit during April, according to the Health and Community Services Union.
There were 27 instances of staff working alone in a unit during April, according to the Health and Community Services Union.

Support staff at Ashley Youth Detention Centre are doing excessive overtime, working alone in unit blocks and skipping breaks due to low staff numbers their union says is the result of cost saving delays in recruitment.

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Matt Dennien

Matt Dennien

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Matt Dennien is a journalist at The Examiner, based in Launceston. Contact him via email at matt.dennien@examiner.com.au, or more securely via Signal on +61 437 672 994.

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