Woolworths and Coles are collectively setting aside a further $780 million to pay staff back for historical underpayments in what has already become the biggest wages scandal in history.
On Friday, the Federal Court determined that Australia’s two largest supermarket companies failed to keep accurate records of staff rosters, overtime and other entitlements for workers who were paid a salary for years stretching back more than a decade.
woolworths正在搁置信用：杰西卡·hromas
woolworths，已经支付了480万美元的费用，这是一笔$ 3的费用。补救（税后），税后税后的另外1.40-2亿美元的股份，退休金和薪资税。竞争对手Coles正在为供应。 To date, Coles has repaid $31 million with a further $50 million to be paid, but in an update today, it estimated it would have to back-pay an additional $250 million.
“Coles’ preliminary estimate is that further remediation of between $150 million and $250 million may be required to reflect the findings of the court, including interest and on-costs,” the supermarket stated.
The estimate doesn’t include处罚或集体诉讼费用。超级市场还暗示，它可能行使其上诉权。将于10月27日听到有关诉讼问题的进一步决定。
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