Employment Law Advisors

Think your employer owes you money, super, wages, leave, or a bonus you were promised?

Let's find out what you're entitled to and how to get it.

Being underpaid is common, and it often goes unchallenged simply because people don't realise how to check, or assume it's not worth pursuing. This page helps you work out whether you're owed money and what your options are for recovering it.

For a straightforward unpaid super issue, the Australian Taxation Office has its own free process and doesn't require a lawyer. We're most useful where things are disputed, complex, or your employer isn't cooperating.

Questions people ask about underpayment

Compare what you've actually been paid against your award, enterprise agreement, or contract, whichever sets your minimum entitlements, including base rate, penalty rates, and allowances. If that comparison isn't straightforward, that's exactly when it's worth getting help.

For straightforward unpaid super, you can lodge an enquiry directly with the ATO, which has its own recovery powers and doesn't require a lawyer. We can help with more complex or disputed situations, but the ATO pathway is worth trying first for a simple case.

Generally you can claim underpaid wages going back up to six years, so even an older underpayment is often still recoverable.

Taking adverse action against you for asking about or claiming unpaid entitlements is itself unlawful. That doesn't remove every practical concern, but it's a real protection worth knowing about.

Tell us what you think you're owed

Whether it's super, wages, leave, or something else, and how your employer has responded so far.

Tell us what happened

Takes about two minutes. No long intake form, the detail comes later, once a real adviser is involved.

Speak to an employment lawyer about what you're owed