Rein's link to unpaid work a ruddy sore IN mid-2007 when asked about his spouse Therese Rein's business interests the then opposition leader Kevin Rudd said they rarely discussed the matter saying, "we've had separate lives in this question for many years." His remarks followed embarrassing revelations that an Australian company owned by Rein had placed employees on common law employment contracts. Rein subsequently divested her Australian welfare-to-work interests.