Queensland Rail chairman Phillip Strachan, and two other board members, resigned yesterday, following an announcement that QR executives would be refused bonuses as the organisation has not recovered from service failures.
The $3.6 million worth of bonuses, which were originally signed off by the QR Board last week, have been blocked by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, who told executives many issues with the Queensland Rail service have not been fully corrected.
Transport Minister, Mr Mark Bailey, says he believes the the community expectation is that there shouldn’t be bonuses paid to QR executives until the timetable has been restored.