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12.06.2023
Suncorp forced to pay back $32 million to underpaid employees
Announced today, Suncorp’s (ASX: SUN) insurance arm has forked out about $32 million to more than 15,800 underpaid staff after revealing it failed to adequately pay employees the minimum wage since 2014. The payback includes interest and superannuation, ...
12.06.2023
$2.6 million owed to casual workers at Taronga Zoo and Taronga Western Plains Zoo
A payroll system error has found casual workers at two of New South Wales’ biggest zoos are owed millions of dollars in back pay. Taronga Zoo told workers on Friday morning they were acting to address $2.6 million in “historic underpayments” to 902 ...
04.06.2023
BHP admits to $430m underpayment scandal of 28,500 workers across Australia
Almost 30,000 employees at BHP will be entitled to a share of $430 million in back pay after the mining giant revealed a major payment bungle over years. The company on Thursday conceded about 28,500 current and former employees will be back paid annual ...
28.05.2023
Private schools blindsided by ‘shock’ budget tax
Victoria’s peak private school body says it was blindsided by the Andrews Government’s decision to impose a payroll tax on non-government schools. Announced in the Victorian Budget on Tuesday, the measure will apply to roughly 110 of the state’s ...
21.05.2023
Uniting AgeWell signs Enforceable Undertaking
Aged care services provider Uniting AgeWell Limited has back-paid staff more than $3.5 million including interest and superannuation and signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The not-for-profit charitable organisation, ...
21.05.2023
University of Technology Sydney signs Enforceable Undertaking
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is back-paying staff more than $4.4 million, plus superannuation and interest, and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. UTS reported its non-compliance to the regulator ...
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