We’re changing the system for the better, together.
VICTORIAN IN-PRINCIPLE SETTLEMENT
Junior doctors in Victoria have resolved their class actions for unpaid overtime. The total settlement reached, still subject to court approval, is for 175 million.
The settlement has been reached on a whole-of-sector basis and captures all existing and potential historical claims against one or more of the 36 Victorian Public Health Services covered by the relevant Victorian Doctors in Training enterprise agreements.
The approval of the in-principle settlement and proposed settlement scheme is set down for hearing on 9 September 2025 before the Honourable Justice Snaden of the Federal Court.
To participate in the Settlement Scheme to recover unpaid unrostered overtime worked as a junior doctor in Victoria, group members must register their interest before 4:00pm on 1 August 2025.
“In surveys conducted across the workforce, more than half admit having genuine fear that they will make clinical error.
Anxiety, depression and stress are also common-place among junior doctors.”
Karla Villafana-Soto, Junior doctor
Our approach is tailored especially for Victorian Junior Doctors.
Partnering up.
To help prosecute this action, we have chosen to partner with Gordon Legal.
Their group litigation, industrial and employment team in Melbourne offers a depth of experience and access to resources.
Working in service.
Litigation is expensive, and we understand junior doctors may not have the means to fight this action alone.
Together with Gordon Legal, we will conduct this case on a ‘No Win No Fee’ basis.
Change that lasts.
Compensation does not alone achieve lasting change. That’s why our calls for change don’t stop there.
To bring awareness to these issues we will highlight the need for extra resources, education and training to change the way junior doctors are treated in their workplace.
