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Miklos Bolza

INSANE: Transgrid in court over damaging employee outsourcing - The Real Truth

The Electrical Trades Union says outsourcing has led to safety issues on NSW's electricity network. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Transgrid's alleged long-term use of outsourcing without consulting employees, including on a billion-dollar interstate infrastructure project, has prompted safety concerns and legal action.

The Electrical Trades Union is seeking penalties, claiming the firm was legally obliged to give staff the chance to prove their "internal efficiencies" before deciding to hire external contractors.

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