Sydney University tutor claws back $142,000 in stolen wages

The bill comes for Australian universities following years of systematic, industry-wide wage theft, with some institutions owing their employees tens of millions of dollars.

A PhD student at the University of Sydney who was unfairly withheld part of her salary was paid more than $142,000 by the university this year. cricket can reveal. In total, Sydney Uni had temporary staff benefits liabilities worth an estimated $62.4 million at the end of 2024.

A spokesman said that by mid-August last year the University of Sydney had paid remedial payments to more than 15,000 current and former professional and academic staff. Crikey.