Payroll disputes

Wage underpayments are increasingly coming to light in organisations across all industries. Our team has extensive experience across all stages of a payroll remediation project.

In our experience, wage underpayments are typically unintentional and can result from complex awards and Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs), routine payroll data validation failures, and missed red flags.

Our payroll assurance service can help you identify areas of non-compliance and ensure you are meeting your payroll obligations. We conduct forensic payroll reviews to identify and quantify underpayments, overpayments, misclassifications and compliance breaches.

Our team has extensive experience across all stages of a payroll remediation project, including:

• Risk review: A comprehensive review of your payroll system and processes, including any potential issues, to identify risks and areas for improvement.
• Recalculation: Recalculating entitlements for a sample or cohort of employees to ensure that they are accurate and compliant with current regulations.
• Issue rectification: Identifying and resolving any issues that may have led to underpayments, including addressing systemic errors and implementing effective controls.
• Remediation for employees: Communicating with employees about any underpayments and providing remediation where necessary to ensure they receive what they are owed.
• Dealing with regulators: Working with regulators to ensure that any necessary adjustments or remediation steps are taken to meet regulatory requirements.

We work closely with companies and their legal advisors throughout payroll remediation projects to ensure that all stakeholders are informed and involved in the process. Our upfront planning and scoping, combined with effective communication, ensure that projects run smoothly and efficiently.