Understanding underpayments: Insights from the Fair Work Ombudsman
Understanding underpayments: Insights from the Fair Work Ombudsman

- State or territory NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, ACT, NSW
- Type of program Online, Workshop
- Sector relevance Retirement living and seniors housing, CHSP providers, Funded by DoHAC, InnovAGEING, Residential aged care, Home and community care
Workshop overview
Join Ageing Australia for an essential webinar with a representative from the Fair Work Ombudsman, who will provide valuable insights on the topic of employee underpayments. Whether you’re a finance/payroll manager, HR professional or general manager, this is an important opportunity to learn how to prevent costly payroll errors and what to do if your organisation finds it has underpaid staff.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
The outcomes are:
Participants will gain a greater understanding of steps to take to avoid underpayments including how to ensure systems & pay rules are up to date and recommendations on how to self audit compliance. Participants will also learn about the Fair Work Ombudsman’s role in underpayments including when an employer should self report to the FWO.
Who is facilitating?

Claire Bailey
Claire is the Head of Workplace Relations for Ageing Australia and has worked in the aged care sector for LASA and then ACCPA since January 2020. She has worked in employment/industrial relations since 2002 in the public and private sectors gaining experience in a range of industries.

Robert Price
Robert is currently the Director responsible for Large Corporate Investigations within the Operations Group of the Fair Work Ombudsman. Over the last 10 years Robert has led significant investigations in a range of sectors and responsibility for several major Inquiries undertaken by the Fair Work Ombudsman and has a special interest in workplace relations issues in regional areas & issues affecting young workers.
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Disclaimer
Information is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your organisations particular needs, circumstances and objectives. Some information presented in is of a general nature and participants may need to take into account their organisation’s particular needs, circumstances and objectives. While every effort has been made to disseminate accurate information at the time of presentation, legislative changes occur regularly. Participants are responsible for ensuring they are working to the most current regulatory requirements.