ABC to review potential underpayment of 1950 staff

The ABC is conducting a review into whether approximately 1,950 of its staff were incorrectly paid, with the review coming just 6 months after the broadcaster paid out almost $12 million to underpaid casual workers.

During a period stretching back as far as July of 2014, some staff who received a ‘buyout’ may have been paid a higher flat rate rather than the correct penalty rates and entitlements, while other staffers working under the ABC’s Band One classification may also have been underpaid.

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