Government department apologises for accidentally underpaying staff (opens original article in a new tab)

Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment apologizes for underpaying over 900 staff due to a misunderstanding of award entitlements, with some also overpaid. The department plans to fix underpayments and implement process changes.

• Government department underpaid 908 staff due to award misunderstanding
• Overpayments also occurred, with union seeking to wipe them
• Department to implement process changes to prevent future errors