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Australian miners are calling for a booze ban that restricts them to four drinks a day be extended to their site bosses.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia on Monday announced an industry-wide edict that limits workers to four alcoholic beverages and zero shots a day on accommodation sites.
However, workers are outraged as the 'flawed' policy does not extend to their worksite employers.
Mining industry workers are outraged after a new ban that limits them to four alcohol drinks a day does not extend to worksite executives (stock image)
Australian Workers Union State secretary Brad Gandy on Tuesday said the ban should apply to the rule-makers as well as FIFO workers.
'What's good for one worker in a company should be the case for all,' Mr Gandy told The West Australian.
'If you're going to have these rules in place for employees, you have them for all employees who work for the organisation and if not, then I guess we would say the policy is flawed.
'I've always wonder why some companies, big and
