Employee Underpayment - Australia Service Sheet
Risk, Compliance, Investigations and Communication
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September 08, 2021
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Employee underpayments present significant risks for Australian organisations. Complex and changing rules to modern awards and enterprise agreements can result in misclassification of employee entitlements. If underpayments occur, your organisation could face the risk of employee legal action, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation, government intervention, civil and criminal penalties, negative media attention or action by union and other stakeholders.
FTI Consulting helps organisations assess the corporate risks of employee underpayments, investigate and quantify instances of underpayments, communicate outcomes, and improve processes to ensure the issue does not recur.
Key Services
Assessing underpayment risks
- Identifying number and type of applicable modern awards
- Mapping disparate sources of employment and payroll data
- Assessing payroll and expense reimbursement control environment
- Assessing accuracy of employment payments against obligations
Implementing compliance frameworks
- Formulating award interpretation flow charts
- Centralising and linking essential data sources
- Ensuring systems calculate entitlements in accordance with award obligations
- Training staff in the risks and consequences of underpayments
- Communicating corporate policies and procedures to stakeholders
- Installing appropriate grievance mechanism
Investigating allegations of underpayments
- Mapping disparate sources of employment and payroll data
- Using data analytics techniques to recalculate all employee entitlements rather than conducting a manual review
- Reporting findings and insights to relevant stakeholders
Communicating effectively
- Implementing strategies to manage internal and external communications
- Crisis and media management planning and implementation
- Stakeholder mapping and key message development
Published
September 08, 2021
Key Contacts
Senior Managing Director, Head of Australia Forensic & Litigation Consulting
Senior Managing Director
Senior Managing Director, Head of Australia Strategic Communications
Senior Managing Director, Head of Australia Retail & Consumer Products Practice