Mining giant BHP is the latest Aussie company embroiled in a pay scandal after it revealed it underpaid 28,500 current and former employees an estimated $430 million over 13 years. The company said workers’ leave had been incorrectly deducted on public holidays since 2010, and 400 employees were found to have been entitled to additional allowances. BHP’s Australian president Geraldine Slattery told employees the company was “deeply sorry” and would fix the issue ASAP. She said the problems had been reported to the Fair Work Ombudsman, and those affected will be contacted. The Albanese Government is considering implementing hefty fines for these sorts of breaches following a spate of underpayments by Aussie companies in recent years.