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The contest was triggered by Rayner's resignation following an investigation which found she had breached the ministerial code after admitting she had underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty on a new home earlier this year.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

The vessels had underpaid crews and kept workers onboard for months beyond their contracts, according to an Australian regulator.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

BHP Group said on Thursday it had underpaid nearly 29,000 of its Australian workers for leave and other entitlements over a 13-year period which it estimated would cost it $280 million before tax to fix.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2023

Eight audits of UnitedHealthcare plans found overpayments, while seven others found the government had underpaid.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2023

Six months ago," she went on, "I realised that Hume had underpaid me.

From The Short Cut by Johnson, Frank Tenney