The deed of settlement
During a case management conference on March 14, 2024, a resolution was reached between the parties. The FWC drafted a deed of settlement, which both parties signed and provided to the Commission on March 20, 2024. The employer also provided a statement of service for the worker, as required by the deed.
However, the situation became complicated when the worker approached the employer’s payroll department directly, claiming that the payment received was incorrect.
The employer requested that the worker cease this interaction, confirming that the “full and agreed payment” had been made.
The worker, in an email to the FWC, stated:
“The money I received was wrong I thought I was going too get 7 weeks pay I only got 4 weeks pay off $5,849.00 in my bank I should have recieved [sic] 7 weeks pay of $8,598.45 in the bank because I got $1600.00 with out [sic] tax and and [sic] with tax I brought home in my hand was $1260.00 a week.”