What is Happening in Payroll Compliance? 

Over the past 3 years or more, many businesses across all enterprise categories have been involved in investigations into wage underpayments due to a number of issues, including misclassification of pay grades, missed penalty payment allocations, and leave accrual and payment issues, to name a few.

The Closing the Loopholes legislation 2024 is being enforced by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workplace-laws/legislation-changes/closing-loopholes

The ability of many businesses to defend themselves against claims is often affected by the lack of timesheet records to facilitate the Better-Off-Overall-Test (BOOT) investigation, which compares what the employee would have received if they were paid on the award for the days and times worked to what they did receive.

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/compliance-and-enforcement/enforceable-undertakings/2025-2026-enforceable-undertakings

Inzenius helps its clients to efficiently test and maintain compliance with the Legislation and provide documented evidence if required to attend a hearing of underpayment in the commission 

 https://inzenius.com/2026/04/21/take-the-inzenius-boot-test-for-your-salaried-employee/     

Sample of Undertakings Over the Past 18 months published by Fairwork  

2024/25 Undertakings

Over the past year many businesses have faces the consequence of enforceable undertaking

Griffith University

Copy of media release:

• Griffith University signs Enforceable Undertaking

Townsend House

Copy of media release:

• Townsend House signs Enforceable Undertaking

La Trobe University

Copy of media release:

• La Trobe University Enforceable Undertaking

Relationships Australia (QLD) Limited

Copy of media release:

• Relationships Australia Queensland signs Enforceable Undertaking

Hamilton Island Enterprises Limited

Copy of media release:

• Hamilton Island operators sign Enforceable Undertaking

R J Cornish & Co. Pty Ltd

Copy of media release:

• Victorian fruit grower signs EU after unlawful wage deductions

University of Sydney

Copy of media release:

• University of Sydney signs Enforceable Undertaking

University of Melbourne

Copy of media release:

• University of Melbourne signs Enforceable Undertaking

2024/25 Undertakings

The Luck Bird Pty Ltd

Copy of media release:

• Fair Work Ombudsman signs EU with underpaying Melbourne restaurant

Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)

Copy of media release:

• Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) signs Enforceable Undertaking after $11m underpay

Uniting Communities Incorporated

Copy of media release:

• Uniting Communities signs Enforceable Undertaking

Villa Romana

Copy of media release:

• Fair Work Ombudsman signs EU with underpaying Cairns restaurant

University of Tasmania

Date of undertaking: December 2025

Copy of media release:

• The University of Tasmania signs Enforceable Undertaking

Monash University

Copy of media release:

• Monash University signs Enforceable Undertaking

Queensland University of Technology

Copy of media release:

• Queensland University of Technology signs Enforceable Undertaking

Westpac

• Westpac signs Enforceable Undertaking after underpaying $50 million

University of Wollongong

Copy of media release:

• The University of Wollongong signs Enforceable Undertaking

NE Core Supports Pty Ltd

• NE Core Supports Enforceable Undertaking NE Core Supports Enforceable Undertaking

FWO Web Page on Enforceable Undertaking 

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/compliance-and-enforcement/enforceable-undertakings/2024-2025-enforceable-undertakings