Brief: Australia's FWO Commenced Legal Action Against Super Retail Group And Four Subsidiaries

SUPER RETAIL

20/01/2023 01:31

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Australia's FWO:
    * COMMENCED LEGAL ACTION IN THE FEDERAL COURT AGAINST SUPER
RETAIL
GROUP AND FOUR SUBSIDIARIES
    * LEGAL ACTION RELATING TO ALLEGED UNDERPAYMENTS OF MORE
THAN A$1
MILLION
    * REGULATOR IS TAKING ACTION AGAINST CO AND ITS UNITS SUPER
CHEAP
AUTO PTY LTD, REBEL SPORT LTD, AMONG OTHERS
    * IT IS ALLEGED SOME BREACHES WERE ‘SERIOUS CONTRAVENTIONS’
UNDER
FAIR WORK ACT IN RELATION TO SUPER RETAIL GROUP
    * ALLEGES METHODOLOGY USED BY SUPER RETAIL IN ITS
REMEDIATION
PROGRAM RESULTED IN ONLY PARTIAL BACK-PAYMENT OF SAMPLE
EMPLOYEES
    * ALLEGED THAT EMPLOYEES WERE UNDERPAID TOTAL OF A$1.14
MILLION
FOR THEIR WORK BETWEEN JAN 2017 AND MARCH 2019

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