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Scientology probed over underpayment claims

Title: Scientology probed over underpayment claims
Date: Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Publisher: Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Author: Steve Cannane
Main source: abc.net.au
Alternate and/or complementary: Statement from the Church of Scientology, Revised statement from the Church of Scientology

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The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating the Church of Scientology over allegations it has grossly underpaid staff members. A number of former employees of the church have told ABC's Lateline they were only paid a few thousand dollars per year for full-time work and had to resort to welfare payments to survive. Janette Lang, who worked for the church for seven years, says the most she was paid in a year was $3,114 in 2001. She was second in charge of ... [Read the rest at abc.net.au]