Woolworths Admits to Underpaying 1,200 Workers

Published on April 19, 2024

Woolworths Australia has admitted in court that it underpaid over 1,200 employees in Victoria. However, their lawyer called the supermarket giant an “exemplary employer.” The company conceded in a Melbourne court on April 18 that they had failed to properly compensate 1,235 former employees for their long service leave entitlements between November 2018 and January 2023. The total owed amounted to $1.24 million (US$793,687), ranging from a few hundred dollars to a maximum of $12,000 in one instance. Woolworths’ primary business is its supermarket chain, one of Australia’s largest. The company operates over 1,000 supermarkets under the Woolworths brand and posted a $1.7 billion profit in the last financial year....

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