Coles admits underpaying staff

[davidc4430]

Coles admits underpaying staff and sets aside $20 million for repayments

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-18/coles-underpays-employess-20-million-review-reveals/11974984

is anyone actually paying staff the correct amount?

[martinw-48]

Only a couple of people I've worked for this century have

[myoclon1cjerk]

Of course there is. The Federal Government.

[myoclon1cjerk]

And the people that pay them after they've left office, like the mining and arms industries.

[debra9275]

another one underpaying staff?     

[myoclon1cjerk]

I don't know why they'd stoop so low. They get all their advertising for free on the Today Show.

[davidc4430]

And the beat goes on....

Wesfarmers reveals multi-million-dollar Target staff underpayment

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-19/wesfarmers-reveals-target-staff-underpayment/11979300

[martinw-48]

It's quite possible that they'll be a rush of these revelations before the Government increases the penalties

[myoclon1cjerk]

There will be that many loopholes in the legislation that companies will be able to avoid the penalties. I wonder how stiff the penalties will be.

[myoclon1cjerk]

https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/work/2020/02/21/wage-theft-analysis/