'The general public would be horrified': Young Melbourne doctor makes history in a wage theft case against her former employer.
The Federal Court is forcing a Victorian health service to pay young doctor Gaby Bolton her unpaid overtime.Lawyers say Dr Bolton's win paves the legal path for up to 25,000 junior doctors in Victoria to claim $250 million in unpaid wages
The lead applicant in the class action, Dr Gaby Bolton, will be paid $8,345 for overtime worked in 2019 and 2020 at Frankston Hospital when she was a trainee doctor.The remaining junior doctors are yet to have their individual claims, ranging between $5,000 and $50,000, assessed. "Us junior doctors just put our head down and do the work because at the end of the day we do it for our patients," she said.
Dr Bolton gave evidence she was expected to start her shift before the rostered time because she had to prepare patient lists for a meeting, which she could only do by coming in early. She often stayed at work past her finish time to complete ward rounds or medical records. AMA Victoria's Jill Tomlinson says the Federal Court judgement in favour of Dr Gaby Bolton is historic.
Gordon Legal partner Andrew Grech, who is also acting the class action, said Justice Mordecai Bromberg's decision would "likely govern the rights and entitlements of thousands of junior doctors"."You can't trust the CEOs of the health services to honour the spirit of the wage theft legislation," Mr Grech said.
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