
Woolworths' staff underpayments rise to $315m - and counting
Woolworths has upped its estimated staff underpayments to $315 million and says the final amount could still be higher once a review into the nine-year scandal is complete.
Woolworths has upped its estimated staff underpayments to $315 million and says the final amount could still be higher once a review into the nine-year scandal is complete.
Commonwealth Bank will hand over as much as $53.1 million it owes staff in unpaid entitlements.
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Woolworths has been slapped with an employee class action that alleges its underpayment scandal is far worse than the current $300 million estimate.
Supermarket giant Woolworths owes 5,700 staff as much as $300 million in underpaid wages dating back over nine years.
More than $40 million in unpaid wages was handed back to Australian workers in the past financial year.
Celebrity chef George Calombaris has been found to have underpaid staff at his restaurants by nearly $8 million.