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The Salvation Army is being accused of underclassifying its employees, including some based in Noble Park, in a bid to cut costs as it moves to a new pay scale.
The Australian Services Union levelled the allegation at the Salvos late last week after hundreds of community service workers were told they would not get an expected pay rise at the start of this month.
Community service workers are exposed virtually daily to victims of domestic violence and child abuse, a worker claimed.
Staff are unable to afford to go anywhere on leave because they have no savings. Last Thursday, more than 200 workers protested outside the Salvation Army’s headquarters in Blackburn.
The Salvation Army’s Stephen Webb last week said “any claims made that the Salvation Army proposes to underpay employees are unfounded and without substance”.
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