Yet another major institution has added to the underpayment scandal plaguing corporate Australia, as the government threatens tougher penalties.
Attorney-General Christian Porter blasted corporate Australia for the “endemic problem” and threatened to introduce new industrial relations reforms to name and shame those guilty of wage theft.“We’ve had large organisations that involve themselves in any number of social issues that spend an enormous amount of time, money and effort self-promoting with PR campaigns and national advertising telling us how good they are.
In October, Woolworths revealed its own payments scandal involving nearly 6000 salaried team members over nine years, amounting to $300 million. The retail union has claimed credit for the revelations at both Coles and Target, saying underpayment in Australia is now a “full blown epidemic”.
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