Underpaid Optus Workers Get $7.8 Million in Backpay From Telco

General view of an Optus store in Sydney, Australia on Sept. 22, 2022. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Thousands of Optus workers will receive more than $7.8 million (US$5 million) in back pay from the telco after being underpaid for six years.

Singtel Optus self-reported the underpayments by Optus Retail, which operates the telco’s Australian retail stores, to the Fair Work Ombudsman in April 2021 following an internal review.