Uniting Communities Incorporated: Fair Work Ombudsman enforceable undertaking

enforceable undertaking3 Mar 2026

Respondent

Uniting Communities Incorporated

Facts

The SA community services provider's payroll misapplied its enterprise agreements and missed annual wage increases from 2015 to 2025. It self-reported in May 2023.

Outcome

Fair Work Ombudsman accepted an enforceable undertaking (3 March 2026). Terms include: >$2.6M back-pay to ~1,483 staff; at least two independent audits at own cost; staff training; hotline and complaints mechanism; audit committee monitoring with reporting to FWO. An undertaking is not a finding or admission of a contravention unless the regulator says the party admitted it.

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https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/2026-media-releases/march-2026/20260303-uniting-communities-incorporated-eu-media-release

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