Payouts for Australian Navy Recruits Denied Trade Certificates

Payouts for Australian Navy Recruits Denied Trade Certificates
Navy personnel board HMAS Brisbane during a commissioning ceremony in Sydney, Oct. 27, 2018. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
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Naval recruits who challenged themselves to obtain a trade qualification have been awarded as much as $125,000 (US$85,900) each after a long-running legal dispute over the qualifications they were promised but did not obtain.

The final sums will be subject to negotiation, taking into account lost interest as well as income tax.