ABC forced to hand over almost $12m in back pay to casual staff

June 19, 2020 10:35

The ABC has been forced to part with $11.9m in back pay to more than 1800 former and current casual staff following a Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) investigation.

ABC reported its mistake to FWO after discovering casual employees had not received the correct entitlements under its enterprise agreement.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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ABC Fair Work Ombudsman

2 COMMENTS

ex ABC 19 Jun 20

… so does this mean I’m finally gonna get the back-pay that the ABC owes me?

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fleshpeddler 19 Jun 20

Sam Newman can be accused of a lot of things based on that statement…tactless, utterly disrespectful, divisive…but is what he said about George Floyd racist?

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