The amount owed to staff allegedly totalled more than $154,000,with individuals owed between about $930 and more than $30,140.
The staff affected by the historical issue have already received back pay,a university representative said,and the institution had co-operated with the ombudsman’s investigation.
“Separate to the proceedings,the university is working very hard on its remediation program,which has been under way for two years,” the representative said.
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“The university has publicly acknowledged and apologised to past and current employees who had been paid less than they were due for work that they had performed.”
Rather than being paid in accordance with their enterprise agreements,the staff were instead allegedly paid for marking work based on differing “benchmarks”.
Rates were based on criteria including 4000 words an hour and one hour a student,the ombudsman alleges.