RSS feedsKPMG's Canada division has been hit with a lawsuit from employees claiming compensation for unpaid overtime.
The $20m class-action case, filed in the Ontario Superior Court this week, claims overtime compensation for non-chartered accountant employees engaged in work of more than 44 hours in a week.
Chartered accountants are excluded, by regulation, from overtime provisions.
A technician heads the list of those bringing the case against the firm. Alison Corless of Toronto, is seeking $87,000 in overtime pay which she claims the firm owes her for work done between 2000 and 2004.
The firm responded by saying it provides a 'competitive' compensation and benefits package for employees, WebCPA.com reported.
'Our comprehensive compensation practices include overtime policies which comply with applicable legislative requirements.
'We have only recently received this lawsuit and will be reviewing it in detail with our counsel before making any further response,' the firm in a statement.
Further reading:
KPMG Faces Overtime Suit in Canada
Former employee sues KPMG over `unpaid' overtime
Staff sue KPMG over gap between hours billed and hours worked
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