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Woolworths acknowledges underpaying employees by $1.24 million

Woolworths’ turbulent week has plunged it into even deeper trouble. First, its CEO, Brad Banducci, faced potential jail time for refusing to answer questions in a Senate inquiry on supermarket price gouging. Now, the company has admitted in a Melbourne court that it didn’t properly pay long service leave to over 1,200 former employees in

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Darwin Supermarket Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Wage Violations

The Fair Work Ombudsman has initiated legal proceedings against Om Shiva Foods Pty Ltd, which operates as Wulagi Supermarket in Darwin’s north, and its sole director, Vinay Madasu. This action followed an investigation launched after a request from a casual retail worker from India, who was employed at the store from February 2020 to August

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Woolworths Faces 1000+ Charges Over Unpaid Leave to Workers

Australia’s supermarket giant, Woolworths, is facing over 1000 criminal charges for allegedly failing to pay long service leave to its workers in Victoria. The charges were filed in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, claiming that Woolworths and its subsidiary, Woolstar, underpaid more than $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former employees between 2018 and

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Coles and Woolworths Accused of Underpaying Workers in Overtime Scandal

The Federal Court has been informed that Coles and Woolworths cheated their employees out of overtime pay by implementing a payment system that deviated from Australia’s industrial awards system. The Fair Work Ombudsman and two class action claimants jointly initiated a trial against the supermarket giants, alleging that workers were underpaid over a span of

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Brisbane supermarket fined $20k for staff underpayment

The operator of a supermarket in Brisbane’s south has been fined $20,500 after an investigation by Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman found a staff member had been underpaid. The Federal Circuit and Family Court imposed a $17,000 penalty against Universal Asian Supermarket Southbnk Pty Ltd and $3,500 against sole director Songbo (Alex) Yang. The penalties were

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