2865th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based legal news & articles archive since 2011 focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Woolworths has admitted underpaying thousands of its workers as much as
$300 million over the past decade, in what is believed to be the biggest
such case on record in Australia.
In a statement, Woolworths said it has discovered about 5,700 salaried
staff across its supermarkets and Metro stores had not been paid in full
as set out in the General Retail Industry Award (GRIA).
However, the number of underpaid workers could rise depending on the
outcome of its internal review — which will also cover its other brands
Big W and Endeavour Drinks (which includes Dan Murphy's, BWS,
Cellarmasters and Langton's).
The majority of the underpaid workers are department managers across its
retail stores.
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