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Elena proved she earned less than her male peers, but she still couldn’t make her employer pay

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Elena Sabbatini quit her job as a chef at Peter Rowland Group in April 2021. The tribunal decision says it could not order the company to pay her because she launched legal action nine days after quitting. Even if she was still employed, it could only lift her wage, not order backpay for the time spent being underpaid. The case was significant because it confirmed individuals could only use equal pay provisions if they remained with their employer.

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Elena proved she earned less than her male peers, but she still couldn’t make her employer pay

A workplace tribunal found a Melbourne chef was paid unequally, but it couldn’t do anything, in a case a legal expert says shows workers need a better system.

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The Age broke the news in Australia on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
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