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15 Dec 2020 Five ex-Flight Centre staffers have finally got their chance to take on the ASX-listed company in court over alleged underpayment. The legal action, which was launched by trade union Together Queensland in April last year, claims Flight Centre is guilty of systematic underpayment over a six-year period and owes the five former employees approximately $250,000. The case was launched by Together Queensland, based on the advice of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, which investigated the employee records of the five ex-Flight Centre emplo...
Flight Centre in court for alleged underpayment of staff through 'dubious' pay system MonMonday 14 updated MonMonday 14 DecDecember 2020 at 1:55pm The case is being brought by the Together Union on behalf of workers who say they were underpaid a total of $200,000 over a series of years. ( Share Print text only Cancel Five former employees of Flight Centre have told the first day of a trial in the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane they were pressured to attend after-work functions and expected to do unpaid overtime. Key points: Flight Centre allegedly breached the Fair Work Act by failing to p...
Former Flight Centre workers get day in court over alleged underpayment We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Former Flight Centre workers get day in court over alleged underpayment 2.21pm Normal text size Advertisement Five former Flight Centre workers have spoken of pressure to attend all-but-mandatory "buzz nights" and working outside rostered hours, in the first day of a federal trial alleging the tourism giant underpaid them more than $200,000. The Together Union launched court action on behalf of the five former employees last year after a...