Fair Work Ombudsman points to a culture where underpayment is rarely raised and there is ‘no systematic approach to reviewing claims’ if it is
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The university sector is facing growing calls from parliament to crack down on institutions underpaying staff after being accused of “entrenched non-compliance” by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).
In a submission to the Australian Universities accord panel, the largest review into the sector in more than a decade, the deputy ombudsman, Rachel Volzke, said institutions had created a culture where underpayments were rarely raised.
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