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The University of Queensland has signed an agreement with the Fair Work Ombudsman after it underpaid 16,000 staff a total of $11 million, the latest university in the spotlight for shortchanging employees.
A judge has dismissed a portion of an applicant's claims in FWO and class action cases against Coles and Woolworths, while final declarations against the supermarket giants remain to be made, almost one year after the companies were found liable for $780 million in back pay.
The workplace regulator has put gig economy employers on notice, with new minimum wage standards for on-demand delivery workers taking effect on Monday in a world-first for the sector.
Peabody Energy has paid $5 million to mine workers who were shortchanged, after the coal producer admitted it misunderstood employees' entitlements under the Award.
Central Queensland University will pay over $1.3 million to more than 1,000 employees as part of an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman, becoming the latest university to backpay staff.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action in the Federal Court against childcare operator G8 Education over allegations of underpayments, seeking compensation of over $2 million for 1,400 workers.
Charles Darwin University has agreed to backpay over $4 million to over 800 casual employees as part of an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman, the latest Australian university to admit to underpaying staff.
RSPCA Queensland has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after underpaying 1,008 staff approximately $4.3 million between February 2017 and September 2023.
Children’s charity The Smith Family will pay $5.9 million to hundreds of underpaid workers following an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Woolworths has told a judge in an underpayments class action where its remediation costs could stretch to $330 million that sending a notice to group members reminding them to keep records would be “premature and potentially misleading”.