Josh was Sofia's workmate and boyfriend. She is supported by a long-time friend and former workmate Akiko (Chieko Murata). Melling was named after Tom Mellings, a former Lancashire workmate of Richard Seddon. Carlton's former workmate, now rival, Alan Jones continued to dominate Sydney radio talkback. He threw the object at Eddie Slack, his workmate. It turns out the coupon is his and his workmate Sid Jarvis's (Harry Fowler). Hickman received a 3% royalty on the sales of the WorkMate. Hickman's inspiration for the Workmate came in 1961. EMIEW stands for Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate. Until Isamo's workmate starts to show signs of interest in him.