墨尔本恶魔队前CEO控诉欠薪与违规问题寻求百万赔偿

墨尔本恶魔队前首席执行官保罗·格拉（Paul Guerra）向联邦法院提交文件，控诉该俱乐部存在广泛的欠薪问题和管理不当行为，并声称自己因举报这些违规而被解雇。1格拉在任职仅7个月后，于2024年4月28日被解雇，整个会议约5分钟。1他年薪757,000澳元另加奖金。1格拉现寻求超过100万澳元的赔偿，并声称自己享受《公司法》和《公平工作法》下的举报人保护。1

根据格拉的指控，一项由Marriott进行的审查发现了俱乐部内的系统性问题：6名员工存在欠薪情况，7名员工被错误分类。1其中一名欠薪员工为残疾人士，欠薪期超过10年。1格拉在任期间还对俱乐部与顾问公司FMRS Advisory的合作关系提出了质疑。1FMRS Advisory由前Andrews政府高管创办，包括Ben Foster、Jessie McCrone、Adam Sims和Lissie Ratcliff。1澳大利亚足球联盟首席人事官莎拉·费尔(Sarah Fair)表示，联盟已知各俱乐部存在不正确适用奖金的广泛问题。1

Paul Guerra, the former chief executive of the Melbourne Demons AFL club, has filed federal court proceedings alleging he was dismissed in retaliation for raising serious workplace compliance concerns 1. Guerra, who earned an annual salary of $757,000 plus bonuses, was terminated on April 28, 2024, after just seven months in the role during a meeting lasting approximately five minutes 1. He is now seeking compensation exceeding $1 million, claiming protection under both the Corporations Act and the Fair Work Act 1.

According to Guerra's allegations, he was dismissed after questioning widespread underpayment of executives within the club and raising doubts about the Demons' relationship with consulting firm FMRS Advisory 1. FMRS Advisory was founded by former members of the Victorian government, including Ben Foster, Jessie McCrone, Adam Sims, and Lissie Ratcliff 1. An internal review conducted by Marriott uncovered significant payroll irregularities, identifying six employees who were underpaid and seven others who were incorrectly classified 1. One of the underpaid employees was a person with a disability who had experienced wage shortfalls for more than a decade 1. Sarah Fair, the AFL's chief people officer, has acknowledged that the league is aware of widespread problems across clubs involving the incorrect application of bonus structures 1.