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Jim’s Mowing boss attacks Victorian lockdown but backs off directive to keep working
Jim Penman says he will suspend all the state’s operations until the lockdown ends, despite previous email directing franchisees to continue working
The founder of large franchise chain Jim’s Mowing and vocal critic of Covid restrictions, Jim Penman, has unleashed on the Victorian government’s fourth lockdown, but reversed a directive to his company’s franchisees to keep working during the state’s seven-day lockdown.
An email sent from Jim’s Group national office to Victorian franchisees late on Thursday said that its reading of the government restrictions was that businesses such as dog washers and lawn mowers would be able to operate as normal.
Read the original article at The Guardian