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| Royal prank call DJ Mel Greig accuses broadcaster of workplace safety failure | Royal prank call DJ Mel Greig accuses broadcaster of workplace safety failure |
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| One of the two Australian radio hosts who made a prank phone call to a London hospital that was treating the Duchess of Cambridge has accused the owner of her radio station of failing to provide a safe working environment. | |
| Mel Greig, one half of the team that tricked staff into putting them through to the duchess’s room, is making her claim to the Fair Work Commission, reports Adelaide Now. | |
| The DJ’s legal representative, Steven Lewis at law firm Slater & Gordon, confirmed to Guardian Australia that “a general protections application has been filed with Fair Work Australia on behalf of Mel Greig against Southern Cross Austereo. The application alleges Southern Cross Austereo failed to maintain a safe workplace.” | The DJ’s legal representative, Steven Lewis at law firm Slater & Gordon, confirmed to Guardian Australia that “a general protections application has been filed with Fair Work Australia on behalf of Mel Greig against Southern Cross Austereo. The application alleges Southern Cross Austereo failed to maintain a safe workplace.” |
| Under the Fair Work Act, the matter will now proceed to a confidential conciliation where both parties can discuss grievances in the presence of a mediator. If the conciliation is unsuccessful, the individual parties will then decide what steps they wish to take as the meeting does not make arbitrated decisions. | Under the Fair Work Act, the matter will now proceed to a confidential conciliation where both parties can discuss grievances in the presence of a mediator. If the conciliation is unsuccessful, the individual parties will then decide what steps they wish to take as the meeting does not make arbitrated decisions. |
| Both Greig and Southern Cross Austereo have declined to comment publicly on the claim at this stage. | Both Greig and Southern Cross Austereo have declined to comment publicly on the claim at this stage. |
| Greig and co-host Michael Christian broadcast the prank call during their show on radio station 2Day FM. The hospital nurse who put the call through, Jacintha Saldanha, took her own life three days later, and blamed the DJs in a note she left. | Greig and co-host Michael Christian broadcast the prank call during their show on radio station 2Day FM. The hospital nurse who put the call through, Jacintha Saldanha, took her own life three days later, and blamed the DJs in a note she left. |
| Greig is still waiting to return to work at Austereo, but Christian went back earlier this year, and was awarded a “top jock” award by the broadcasters. | Greig is still waiting to return to work at Austereo, but Christian went back earlier this year, and was awarded a “top jock” award by the broadcasters. |
| Southern Cross Austereo released a statement at the time of Saldanha’s death which said it and 2DayFM were “deeply saddened by the tragic news of the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha from King Edward VII's hospital and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and all that have been affected by this situation around the world”. | Southern Cross Austereo released a statement at the time of Saldanha’s death which said it and 2DayFM were “deeply saddened by the tragic news of the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha from King Edward VII's hospital and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and all that have been affected by this situation around the world”. |
| Greig and Christian were “deeply shocked”, the spokesperson added. | Greig and Christian were “deeply shocked”, the spokesperson added. |
| In a later interview Greig said the incident was “really tragic,” and that finding out about Saldanha’s death was “the worst phone call I’ve ever had in my life”. | In a later interview Greig said the incident was “really tragic,” and that finding out about Saldanha’s death was “the worst phone call I’ve ever had in my life”. |
| Christian said they were “shattered, gutted, heartbroken” about what had happened. He added: “Obviously our deepest sympathies are with all the family and friends of those affected. Mel and myself are incredibly sorry for the situation and what’s happened and we hope they’re doing OK and getting the love and support that they need right now.” | Christian said they were “shattered, gutted, heartbroken” about what had happened. He added: “Obviously our deepest sympathies are with all the family and friends of those affected. Mel and myself are incredibly sorry for the situation and what’s happened and we hope they’re doing OK and getting the love and support that they need right now.” |
| An inquest into Saldanha’s death is scheduled for September. | An inquest into Saldanha’s death is scheduled for September. |
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