ABC To Make $600,000 Contrition Payment After Underpaying Staff

ABC To Make $600,000 Contrition Payment After Underpaying Staff

The ABC has made a ‘contrition payment’ of $600,000.

It comes after the broadcaster was found to have underpaid almost 1900 of its workers a total of $12 million, according to the Herald.

The payment, which was agreed upon between the Fair Work Ombudsman and the ABC, is the largest ever of its kind.

Payments will vary from $7 to $180,000 for individual workers.

The underpayments are said to have occurred between 2012 and February 2019.

“While the extent and duration of the underpayments are disappointing, the [ombudsman] acknowledges the ABC’s remediation efforts, such as its comprehensive back payment initiatives and its commitment to avoid a repeat of this failure,” said ombudsman Sandra Parker.

In January 2019 the ABC admitted it had underpaid some ‘flat-rate’ casual staff.

The broadcaster notified the Fair Work Ombudsman of the breach, which triggered an investigation.

The review found that of the 2,575 staff included, 1,886 had been underpaid.

 




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