SafeWork Employees not paid!
16 May 2019
SafeWork Employees not paid! – May 2019 (PDF version)
In another clear sign that the outsourcing of payroll functions to GovConnect is a failure, SafeWork employees did not receive their fortnightly pay this morning, Thursday 16 May.
The non-payment of salary is a serious offence. The Industrial Relations Act states:
117 to be paid in money
(1) Remuneration payable to an must be paid in money and, if demanded, at least once each fortnight.
(4) An employer must not pay remuneration to an contrary to this section.
The maximum penalty for breaching section 117 of the Industrial Relations Act is 10,000 penalty units ($1,100,000)
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøimmediately contacted DFSI Industrial Relations to ensure salaries will be paid on time – by close of business today. The É«ÀÇÉçÇøhas been advised the salaries have been released and the expectation is that they will be deposited today, although this may differ with individual banks.
Any member who has not received their salary by tomorrow should contact the Department.
The Department is investigating the glitch and the É«ÀÇÉçÇøis seeking feedback from the Department about what caused this error and what steps will be taken to ensure this non-payment of remuneration does not occur again.
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøwill keep members updated.