Today Woolworths admitted in court that it short-changed at least 1,235 former Victorian employees by not properly paying their long service leave entitlements.
: Woolworths admits it failed to properly pay long service leave to more than a thousand Victorian workers, blaming discrepancies in its IT system.Brad Banducci was threatened with jail time for refusing to answer questions in a Senate inquiry examining supermarket price gouging.Today, the company admitted in a Melbourne court that it short-changed at least 1,235 former Victorian employees by not properly paying their long service leave entitlements.
Such an extraordinary penalty — which would be crippling even for a corporate giant that recorded a net profit of $1.62 billion last financial year — is not realistically on the cards.In court, lawyers agreed there was no ceiling on the fine magistrate Nahrain Warda could impose in this case, although financial penalties in Victorian magistrates courts are usually capped at about $480,000.
Two days ago, Woolworths boss Banducci was accused of peddling "spin" and "bullshit" by Greens senator Nick McKim during a public inquiry, which delved into the profits of big retailers and rising prices at checkouts. The Woolworths barrister said the company apologised to its team members and had gone to great lengths to track down former staff affected by the underpayments, to ensure they received their dues and additional interest and superannuation.Wages and BenefitsSecurity guard stabbed in Bondi attack likely to get permanent visa, PM saysCompany behind $1.
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