Pay compliance and remediation
Announcement from the Vice-Chancellor on 12 April, 2023
Dear colleagues,
You may be aware that a number of universities have been experiencing payroll issues, due mainly to the complexity of Enterprise Agreements and diversity of employment categories.
As part of our commitment to providing a working environment that respects and values all employees, the University has carried out a comprehensive external review of our payroll compliance. The review found some instances of underpayments, mostly in relation to casual staff, which we notified to the Fair Work Ombudsman this week.
The discrepancies are not widespread and in many cases were caused by differing interpretation of clauses in our Enterprise Agreement or data entry errors.
We will shortly commence the process of rectifying these underpayments. All back payments to affected employees will include interest and superannuation.
The University apologises to each past and current employee who has been paid incorrectly for the work they have performed. We are committed to rectification and have commenced the implementation of a range of system and process improvements to ensure that these issues don’t occur in the future.
The People Portfolio will contact those affected and continue to communicate regularly with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Past or current employees with questions can review the FAQs or email the dedicated email PayrollEnquiries@unisq.edu.au.
Thank you again for your valued service to the University, and we look forward to resolving these issues as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Professor Geraldine Mackenzie
Vice-Chancellor
FAQs
免费色片 has commenced the implementation of a range of system, process and control improvements to ensure it provides a compliant pay environment and that these issues don’t occur in the future. These changes will be accompanied by an education program of managers, supervisors and employees to ensure entitlements are clearly understood.
We have also negotiated a simplified Enterprise Agreement to ensure the correct application of benefits and entitlements to staff. Where employees have questions or concerns about entitlements, your relevant People Partner should be contacted in the first instance.
Following the Vice-Chancellor’s announcement to staff in April 2023, the University proceeded with an external review of its pay compliance.
As a result of the external review, the University has calculated remediation payments owing to current and past employees and contacted those affected employees via email or letter to advise them of the underpayments.
Relevant payments will be made to employees in early February 2024 and in late October 2024.
If you were not contacted in writing by the University, and have concerns regarding a potential underpayment, please provide details of your concerns via email to PayrollEnquiries@unisq.edu.au.
The University has reviewed all payroll categories, including most recently superannuation, which is expected to be remediated in October 2024.
Putting things right will take time and a great deal of work which has already commenced and is continuing as a matter of priority. The University is working through a remediation program and aims to pay individuals affected in early 2024 and is inclusive of any back-pay owed from 1 January 2015 onwards, in addition to superannuation and interest.
The University made payments in February 2024 and expects to be making the next payment in late October 2024. For employees who have requested further information, these circumstances will be investigated and payments made as soon as investigations have been completed.
If you are a past employee, you can request that the University updates your bank account and superannuation fund details by emailing PayrollEnquiries@unisq.edu.au. Where employees have advised updated details, these have been updated and the payment will be paid accordingly.
Current employees should use HR Self Service.