According to this Sydney Morning Herald article, taxpayer$-$owned businesses Australia Post and NBN have collectively paid out almost $$300$ million in personal bonuses to employees at the same time that the COVID$-19$ pandemic has wreaked havoc on businesses and families. Student A argues that the purpose of executive remuneration is to align the executives' interests with those of shareholders and that these bonus payouts are excessive.tivate them to work in a way that also benefits the principals.