Manningham Council contract workers sacked for Facebook bragging TWO Manningham Council contract workers - one the son of a council officer - have been sacked for bragging online about doing little work for $50 an hour. Joel Ben Bennett and Zac Troiano allegedly boasted on Facebook about being paid handsomely to do little work in Donvale. Mr Bennett bragged how he had gone from earning $500 a week to just under $500 a day. When asked what he was doing for a job, Mr Bennett said "just doing work (for) the council easiest s*** ever." Earlier in the day, he told friends his work involved "tanning" and "lifting some rocks." Mr Troiano replied, "You forgot to add sleeping lol." Manningham Council chief executive Joe Carbone said the duo were not employed by the council but sub-contracted employees working on the Mullum Mullum Trail project. Mr Carbone said the council was "extremely disappointed" with the contractor and its staff's behaviour, a "serious breach" of the contract for bringing the council into disrepute. " (The contractor) as such has been issued with a non-conformance notice," Mr Carbone said. Furthermore, the contractor has advised that the services of the two staff have been terminated. The council confirmed Zac Troiano was the son of council roads and infrastructure co-ordinator Robert Troiano. " (Robert) was neither involved in the selection of the successful contractor, nor involved in the contractor's engagement of staff," he said. The contractor concerned was awarded the work based on an open competitive tender process and is contracted by council to undertake stipulated works at the successful tendered price. It is the contractor's responsibility to employ and manage their staff on projects to achieve and deliver the required works. Mr Bennett and Mr Troiano did not respond to Manningham Leader's inquiries. The Facebook brag has been deleted. The council refused to divulge the contractor's name.