An Australian pub has been roasted after it announced plans to host a wet T-shirt content on the public holiday dedicated to the mourning of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Roebuck Bay Hotel, a Western Australian venue in the town of Broome, announced they would be holding the event to ‘celebrate the life of Queen Lizzie’.
A Facebook post read: “Join us Wednesday night for a special Wet T in Oasis Bar to celebrate the life of Queen Lizzy.
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“Enter the Wet-T for your chance to win $750. With DJ Sam T on the decks from 8pm party with late into the night!”
Not particularly sure this is what she would’ve wanted.
The hotel, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Roey’ often has a wet T-shirt competition most Thursdays, however, they may have considered taking a break for one week.
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Several people took to the comments of the post to slam the pub’s distasteful decisions.
One person commented: “How disgusting and low class. Please show some respect.”
Another wrote: “You need to take a long look at yourselves horrible people, that's me done.”
A third said: “That’s a bit of bad taste.”
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According to The West Australian, the event organisers expect it to be a packed house at the pub come the event, but maintained the venue had good intentions to honour the late Queen.
Meanwhile, the Thursday public holiday has left a bit of a headache for employers with thousands of Aussies expected to call in sick this Friday.
According to 9 News, missing work on Friday could cost employers more than $461 million in lost productivity.
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Personal Finance Specialist at Finder, Taylor Blackburn expects there to be a spike in absentees on Friday.
He told 9 News: “Workers are trying to take advantage of the bonus public holiday by turning it into an extra long weekend.
"This is how Black Friday got its name in the US – with the Thanksgiving holiday always on Thursday, many workers would not come in on the Friday – hence it was a dark day for owners."
In addition to the cost to businesses, the retail and health sectors have also expressed their concerns over the public holiday.
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Australian Retailers Association chief executive Paul Zahra, told news.com.au: “This event will create some complications for businesses with store closures and staff scheduling challenges, with many rosters set up weeks in advance.
“There will also be a small but unexpected loss of trade, and additional staffing costs, which may impact cashflows for small businesses.”
Whilst, Australian Medical Association's Steve Robson blasted the decision, saying: “Operations and lots of patient consultations booked that day at a time when access is difficult. Thanks for dropping this at short notice.”
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