Aug 13, 2026 – 5.31pmThe Federal Court of Australia has confessed to underpaying almost 250 of its casual staff in a payroll system error dating back to 2018.On Monday, the court uploaded a notice about the underpayments to its website, admitting that it had systematically paid some casual employees below their award entitlements. Up to 152 former and 96 current staff are affected.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Federal Court underpaid almost 250 casual staff over eight years
The nation’s most important commercial court confessed to the underpayments in a note quietly uploaded to its website.







