Underpaid Casuals at Australia’s Taronga Zoo Get $2.6M in Back Pay

A supplied undated image obtained Feb. 11, 2022 shows ‘Weja’, the young Echidna. ‘Weja’ was rescued and brought to Taronga Wildlife Hospital in October 2021. AAP Image/Supplied by Taronga Conservation Society Australia

Workers from Taronga and Western Plains zoos will receive millions in back pay after the non-profit operator admitted to underpaying casual staff.

The NSW zoo organisation on June 9 said it was acting to address underpayments worth about $2.6 million (US$1.7 million), including interest and superannuation.