The Fair Work Ombudsman, which investigated the chain and its franchisees after the press revealed the scandal, found several franchisees were deliberately paying staff below legal wages and falsifying records to cover it up.The convenience chain has repaid the money after entering into an agreement with the Ombudsman in 2016 to clean up its act.
7-Eleven head office had an approach to industrial law that "while seemingly promoting compliance, didn't adequately detect or address" the issue, the ombudsman said in a statement.
nickbonyhady Old news though
nickbonyhady Oh, I'm sure they learnt their lesson. Not like they were caught doing the exact same fucking thing only a few years ago.
nickbonyhady 'systemic underpayment' is wage theft. They literally stole money from employees. Call it what it is, theft.
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