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"What’s been described as the largest underpayment class action in Australian
legal history has just been settled. Who was allegedly underpaid? Thousands of
junior doctors who, subject to court approval, are set to share back-pay of
almost a quarter of a billion dollars.
Amireh Fakhouri, who brought the claim on behalf of junior doctors in New South
Wales, alleged that when they worked in the state’s public health system from
December 2014 to December 2020, NSW Health had failed to pay the overtime and
weekend meal break entitlements she and her colleagues were owed.
More than 20,000 claimants are now set to be eligible for a share in the nearly
A$230 million settlement.
But repayment was never the main goal of the class action. Fakhouri, who is now
training as a GP in Victoria, said she hoped instead it would change the work
culture in medicine."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
