1. WEEKLY INSIGHT
$1.2 Million Fine for Woolworths Due to Underpaying Victorian Staff’s Long Service Leave
đź”´Woolworths fined $1.2 million for underpaying over 1,200 Victorian employees’ long service leave due to payroll system errors, with discrepancies ranging up to $12,000.
đź”´They attribute this to systemic failures in their payroll system.
đź”´Based on most recent FWO reports, 1217 companies were audited across Australia – over 48% were non-compliant with workplace obligations.
FWC Auditors also found 583 (48%) were in breach of workplace laws:
🔴284 (23%) weren’t paying employees correctly.
đź”´175 (14%) were non-compliant with pay slip and record-keeping requirements.
đź”´124 (10%) breached both their monetary and non-monetary obligations.
(Source: Australian Greens Party on Facebook – 2023).
2. HR & IR SNAPSHOT
8 Must Know Points on Long Service Leave in WA
(Source FWC, 2021)
đź”´In WA, all employees, regardless of their employment type are eligible for long service leave after 10 years of continuous service – entitlements increasing for every additional 5 years of service.
đź”´Eligible employees receive >8.5 weeks of paid long service leave after 10 years
đź”´Also an additional 4.3 (approx.) weeks for every subsequent 5 years of service.
đź”´Paid parental leave counts towards the accrual of long service leave.
đź”´Most forms of unpaid leave do not contribute.
đź”´FIFO workers benefit from special considerations, with long service leave accruing for all weeks of employment, including off weeks, acknowledging their unique work patterns.
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