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Scientology under investigation for underpaying staff - Lateline 02/06/2010

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Scientology are under investigation in Australia by the Fair Work Ombudsman over allegations they grossly underpaid staff. As little as $3,114 in 2001 in one case for full-time work.

Text version of this report here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/02/2916646.htm

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  • The claims of those few apostates are just simply ridiculous.

    No one was forcing them to stay on staff if they didn't like it, some of these scumbags are now claiming "back-pay"?. Bwaaaaa!

    Senator Xenophon is clearly out of his mind or under the influence of psychotropic drugs, no wonder though, since he is being paid a lot by at least three Australian psychiatric institutions.

  • THE STAFF are & were volunteers even if they were doing it secretly for their free auditing the fact that they signed up as a volunteer staff member automatically forgoes their right to backpay. Any logical thinking person who didnt like the rules of this religion could have just left ages ago if any of them had a soul or brain instead of waking up through internet. Church of S is classed as a religion not a business at the time of them signing. Tax the church to the govt not pay individuals.

  • How can these people be entitled to back pay when they were going on staff voluntarily so they could get free auditing that members had to pay through the nose? If the staff get back pay then any member is entitled to back pay on all their books and materials that they bought there. need receipts? I cant see DM from America coughing up back pay for volunteer staff in Australia. These people knew the choises they had when they decided to get free auditing for their selfish gain & now they want $

  • They can afford golf courses and flashy hotels for their millionaire celebrities but can't pay their slaves even minimum wage for the grueling hours they demand from them. Fucking Scumbag criminals! Just goes to show how much they care about their 'members'.

  • Well people that join this or any other relgious groups are naive.

  • I hope all these people get the money they deserve. They worked to get Tommy Davis & David Miscavige fame & fortune for much less than minimum wage. Many living off of welfare just so they could afford to work for the church for nothing at all. Corruption at the top levels is all too common.

  • People who get into Scientology are extremely gullible and naive

  • I fckin hate Tommy's voice. It's like he's going to burst into tears any minute.

  • Tommy Davis doesnt care if people are paid or not. Tommy Davis is from a wealthy family himself.

  • @midguardz If someone is forced to work and is not payed for the work they do it is called slavery. When you did charity work for your Christian church, if you said no I want to stop, did they tell you that you could never come back again, and your Christian friends would never talk to you again? Tommy Davis has admitted to disconnection, so that is no longer a question. Co$ either have to back pay, or admit to slavery or atleast human traficking and take the consequences.

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