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.
