underpayment

Over 30% of young Australians aged 20 to 29 had been underpaid superannuation in the 2021/22 financial year.

Woolworths was fined $1.2 million after it unpaid more than 1,200 workers long service leave entitlements over several years.

The Commonwealth Bank has been ordered to pay a $10 million fine for underpaying thousands of its staff.

Employers who deliberately underpay their workers could face jail time under new workplace laws that have passed Parliament.

The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association estimates that more than 20,000 current and former employees are owed backpay.

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has discovered 250,000 workers were underpaid in the 2022-23 financial year.