The Australian Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) launched legal action against supermarket giant Coles on Dec. 2 for allegedly underpaying more than 7,800 employees for a total of $115 million (US$82 million) between January 2017 and March 2020.
FWO assessed disclosed information by Coles on wages and entitlements and alleged that the underpayments largely occurred because the annual salaries were insufficient to cover minimum lawful entitlements, such as overtime, weekend, and public holiday pay rates.
