The major lender has apologised and promised to repay staff the millions of dollars owed “as soon as possible”.
It blamed the methodology used which failed to determine long service leave entitlements in situations where staff members had changed their work arrangements, such as moving from full-time to part-term work.
“We apologise to anyone impacted by these errors and our priority is to make payments as soon as possible,” Westpac group executive for enterprise services Alastair Welsh said.Source:AAP In October, Woolworths revealed it owed nearly 6000 salaried team members over nine years, amounting to $300 million.
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