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A group of employees who worked overtime "regularly and extensively" without obtaining formal permission did so with "implied" authorisation, a court has found.
In a class action, the lead applicant junior doctor argued she was entitled to be paid for overtime worked, even though it was not formally authorised by her employer (Peninsula Health) and she had signed timesheets saying she hadn't worked extra hours.
The Court dealt with the claim on two levels, Kingston Reid special counsel Brad Popple tells HR Daily...
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