Coles has also confessed to underpaying its workers $20 million over six years. The admissions come as the Coalition flags tougher laws to protect workers, which include naming and shaming companies that rip off their staff.
The National Secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association Gerard Dwyer told Sky News “we are unfortunately in a space where companies have not paid proper attention to their requirements under the law to ensure their employees are paid properly". “To get to the crux of the matter really requires the enforcement powers for unions to be restored,” he said.
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