CMM’s ”for fudge sake”” correspondent files 

The NSW Auditor General reports that public universities in the state made $110m in provisions for “wage remediation” last year – more than double the 2021 figure.

And there were new cases, involving 2000 people at six universities.

In 2022 ! Years after problems, particularly in Victoria began to be raised.

The Auditor General, being celebrated for whatever passes for trusting natures among accountants, attributes the problem to “complexity in enterprise agreements and inconsistent interpretation of the terms within those agreements.”

The AG recommends universities, conduct a comprehensive assessment of their employment agreements and historical pay practises including,

* “payroll system configuration for different wage types”

* “adequacy of manual payroll processes and controls” and

* “interpretation of enterprise agreements on employee entitlements”

If any aren’t on to this they might also want to prepare an explanation for the Fair Work Ombudsman, who takes a dim view of underpayments.