Law firms involved in the case said it was the largest underpayment class action outcome in Australian legal history.
NSW Health has settled a class action alleging junior doctors were underpaid in overtime and meal breaks between 2014 and 2020.
Law firms Hayden Stephens and Associates and Maurice Blackburn, which represented the plaintiffs, said the settlement was the largest underpayment class action outcome in Australian legal history. She now works in general practice and says the few thousand dollars she might receive from the settlement is merely a bonus.'A big indent in the last 12 months'
"This is a clear message that exploitation of the skill and commitment of healthcare workers is unacceptable and cannot continue."Dr Fakhouri's lawyer Hayden Stephens said concerns over the dangerous working conditions of junior doctors were ignored for years. Australia's culture wars are back on the topic of breasts. It's no great surprise, but perhaps this time there's a lessonInflation data shows prices still rising but increase slowing
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