Questions are being raised about possible payroll irregularities in the education sector after a nationwide verification exercise uncovered more than 22,000 employee records that do not match government payroll data.

The National Briefing · Jun 10, 2026 · 5m · transcript

Questions are being raised about possible payroll irregularities in the education sector after a nationwide verification exercise uncovered more than 22,000 employee records that do not match government payroll data. The exercise, conducted across more than 21,000 public schools, also revealed over 610,000 undocumented learners and highlighted significant infrastructure challenges.

Guest: Bernice Loxton - Spokesperson for the Education Labour Relations Council