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A culture of long hours of unpaid overtime for junior doctors will need to change following a multimillion-dollar underpayment settlement, believed to be the biggest in Australian history. More than 20,000 junior doctors could share in a $229.8 million settlement pending NSW Supreme Court approval for a class action against the state’s health department.
“Never before has a wage underpayment class action settled in Australia of this size,” she said. If the court approves the settlement, doctors who register for a share will be assessed for eligibility later this year. The claim covers current and former junior medical officers who worked in the NSW public health system between December 16, 2014 to March 21, 2024.
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