Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 - 13:30
Reserve Bank underpaid almost 1200 staff
Some 1200 staff of the Reserve Bank have been underpaid more than $1 million due to an error calculating payments for leave entitlements.
PwC, formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers, is a global professional services firms.
Having grown from a one-man Melbourne accountancy practice in 1874 to the worldwide merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998, PwC Australia is now a member firm of the PwC network which is made up of 161,718 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory, tax & legal, and private clients services.
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Some 1200 staff of the Reserve Bank have been underpaid more than $1 million due to an error calculating payments for leave entitlements.
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