Vic security guard underpaid $30,000

A Victorian security worker has been paid back $30,000 after the Fair Work Ombusdman found he was short-changed almost $30,000 by his employer over four years.

The Fair Work Ombudsman found that the Ballarat security guard was paid an average of $21.84 an hour when he should have received $33 an hour.

He was also paid less than $20 an hour for public holiday work despite being entitled to rates of up to $37.73.