Youth workers at the Adelaide Youth Training Centre are expected to be back paid more than a million dollars following a ruling by the South Australian Employment Tribunal.
More than a million dollars in back pay is expected to be awarded to youth workers at the Adelaide Youth Training Centre who remained on duty during their lunch breaks, following a decision by the South Australian Employment Tribunal.Adelaide Youth Training Centre staff are expected to receive more than a million dollars in backpay
The tribunal's deputy president, Stephen Lieschke, ruled that three youth workers had been underpaid since October 2015 because they had not been able to take their entitled breaks while on the job. The workers told the tribunal that they had to be extra vigilant during meal times as tensions could escalate quickly and they needed to make sure detainees did not assault anyone with a knife or fork.Public Service Association General Secretary Nev Kitchin welcomed the tribunal's ruling.
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