The federal government is under pressure to suspend time limits for litigation involving former public servants who missed out on the government's lucrative superannuation scheme.
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Calls to put off the regulations follow a win by former Comcar driver Robert Reeve in the ACT Supreme Court on Friday, the latest in a series of successful claims lodged by former government employees.
Justice Richard Refshauge ruled that Mr Reeve had been misled concerning his eligibility to join the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme on several occasions since he was employed as a bus driver in 1974.
Richard Faulks from Snedden, Hall and Gallop said although the win was a positive step, the lengthy cases and government time limits meant other workers were missing out.
''It's still very much an ongoing problem,'' he said.
''There are a whole lot of people that are missing out.''
Mr Faulks said the Commonwealth should enforce a temporary suspension of the time limit, which rules out litigation by former employees six years after they leave their role or access their super.
He said the problem had been exacerbated by the lengthy court proceedings for current claims, which were heard in 2009 and 2010.
One of the claims resulted in a record payout of $840,408 to former ACT forestry worker Wayne Meredith, in a decision handed down in December.
Mr Faulks said there were also up to 20 cases involving former Comcar drivers waiting to proceed in the ACT Supreme Court.
''Those claims can now hopefully proceed without the need for litigation in light of this case,'' he said.
The court heard that when Mr Reeve first inquired about superannuation in 1976, he was told he was ineligible and could be ''sacked on one day's notice''. He resigned in 1979 before rejoining as a casual driver with the Commonwealth Department of Administrative Services in 1983 and later as a Commonwealth car driver in 1986.
He again inquired about superannuation over a number of years, but was told he was not eligible.
About 1995, Mr Reeve was driving a senior ComSuper employee, who told him his alleged ineligibility was ''rubbish'' and he should join the superannuation scheme.
He joined the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme that year, but Justice Refshauge said he was satisfied Mr Reeve would have joined the scheme immediately in 1976 had he been given the correct information.
Justice Refshauge in December handed down judgments for former government employees Raymond Knight, Richard Duffy and William Tobin, finding they were owed compensation.
The compensation in those cases is yet to be finalised.