Philanthropist calls for owners of Farmers and Whitcoulls to repay wage subsidy
Philanthropist calls for owners of Farmers and Whitcoulls to repay wage subsidy 1 Feb, 2021 03:23 AM 4 minutes to read The company that owns the Farmers and Whitcoulls chains claimed the wage subsidy on behalf of thousands of staff. Photo / Supplied The company that owns the Farmers and Whitcoulls chains claimed the wage subsidy on behalf of thousands of staff. Photo / Supplied A leading philanthropist is pressing one of New Zealand's largest private companies to repay most of the $35 million it took in wage subsidies, claiming the payments were not needed and are contributing to growing ineq...