Australia Post has identified payroll systems errors from 2014 through until 2023, impacting approximately 3,600 current and former team members.
The errors were identified as part of a compliance review and the impacted payroll systems have been corrected.
Australia Post will fully remediate any shortfall owed to current and former impacted team members with interest and superannuation where applicable, for the full period.
Australia Post self-reported the matter to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Sue Davies, Executive General Manager, People & Culture said: "We unreservedly apologise and are proactively contacting impacted current and former team members to ensure they receive their remediation payment.
"We have made the necessary adjustments to our systems and processes and will continue to undertake regular audits to ensure that any issues are promptly identified and addressed."
The total value of the remediation payments is $5.6 million.
Australia Post will commence contacting current and former team members from today. Former team members who have changed their contact details since leaving Australia Post and think they might be impacted can visit auspost.com.au/my-payroll.
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Media contact:
Tracy Hicks, General Manager Communications, Australia Post
M: 0477 027 860
Katherine Perry, Senior Media Manager, Australia Post
M: 0411 247 629
About Australia Post: As Australia's postal service for more than 214 years, we're at the heart of every community. Last financial year we delivered more than 2.5 billion items to 12.7 million delivery points. Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally, with more than 4,000 Post Offices. Australia Post employs people of all ages, genders, and abilities in our extended workforce of more than 63,000 team members, reflective of the diverse communities we operate in. We are proud to be included in the inaugural Indigenous Employment Index with 3 percent of our workforce identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and we are the largest Australian employer to be certified as a Disability Confident Recruiter.
