BHP admits it underpaid workers nearly $430m since 2010 in public holiday error

A review indicates the mining giant incorrectly deducted leave for about 28,500 current and former staff

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The mining giant BHP has conceded it owes up to $430m in back pay after miscalculating public holiday leave for more than a decade.

A preliminary review indicated about 28,500 current and former rostered employees across the company’s Australian operations had leave incorrectly deducted on public holidays since 2010.

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