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FWO takes Coles to court over alleged $115m in underpayments
Last year Coles said it had underpaid workers by around $20 million – the FWO thinks otherwise.

FWO taking Woolworths to court for failure to back-pay underpaid workers
According to the FWO, Woolies underpaid 70 employees a total of $1.17 million between March 2018 and 2019, and it has fa...

Just Group’s JobKeeper compliance under investigation
The FWO is investigating whether the business acted accordingly in regards to its use of JobKeeper, SMH reports.

WHSmith repays more than $2.2 million to underpaid workers
As of the beginning of October, the business had identified and paid back 1,511 staff members for payment errors made be...

FWO will take industry, finance into account when calculating fines in 2021
"We will take account of...financial circumstances in considering our response," said the FWO.

FWO on underpayment: Self-disclosure no longer enough
Big businesses that underpay to face multi-year audits, training, public apologies.

Subway under investigation for underpaying workers
Franchisees in the firing line over wage theft claims.

Domino’s warned by FWO for underpaying staff
Another retailer is found to have underpaid staff.

Rising cafe chain cops fine from Ombudsman
Fair Work uncovers several instances of underpayment.

Ombudsman inquiry finds ‘rampant exploitation’ of Woolies cleaners
Overwhelming majority of contractors not complying with law in Aussie state.

Woolworths strikes deal with Fair Work Ombudsman
Supermarket retailers aims to stamp out exploitation of ‘vulnerable workforces’.

FWO to go after east coast retailers
Retail industry's historically high levels of non-compliance to be targeted.

Federal government sets a chain reaction
Franchisors are now being pushed by the federal government.

Ombudsman goes after IGA operator
Supermarket operator in trouble for allegedly underpaying employees.

Domino’s refutes squeezing franchisees
Pizza chain responds to speculation it's underpaying staff and selling visas.

Retail chain donates after Ombudsman investigation
Retailer will revamp its workplace practices after underpaying workers.