Target staff underpaid by $9m, Wesfarmers reveals

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Breaking: Wesfarmers has revealed a fresh bout of worker underpayments, saying it had underpaid Target staff by $9 million.

Massive retailing conglomerate Wesfarmers has revealed a fresh bout of worker underpayments, with the Perth-based company saying it had underpaid Target staff by $9 million.

Announced in the company's half-year earnings on Wednesday morning, Wesfarmers noted it had uncovered further payroll errors after discovering underpayments at its Bunnings and Industrials division.A total of $9 million in provisions were booked relating to Target staff who had been underpaid by the multi-billion dollar retailer.

The fresh underpayments come months after Wesfarmers revealed it had also underpaid staff at its hardware division,

 

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Damn who's next

Has anyone asked about there mandatory super scheme , which as rediculous fees... ?

Oh I really didn't no AS IF

Not fines, jail time. Not one is Good enough. Before any workers start a job, bosses must make an electronic registration, the job prescription's, pay, entitlements,with the Fair Work Commission or Unions, for scrutiny, F. O.C./Union, must sign it up, sent a copy to the Workers

Thank you Coalitions Governments starting with anti-workers basic humans rights, former PM john Howard and present one all must be label the main guilt, of workers exploitation. the talking is only about wages steal, not giving new workers breaks, who not know they rights to one

Just never ending. Who will be next. If you work in retail join a union.

Tip of the iceberg. They need to be heavily fined just like George C who paid $200k

This is a democratic world class country with standards set so people can live decently in society. People who work all day at a store need to live their life when they get home and pay their bills.. so they can continue to work healthy. We're not 4th world.

I don’t believe these corporates when the suddenly find underpayment. They try to get away with it for as long as possible till they are caught out.

What a great excuse to wind up operations and blame it one the greedy employees...this of course will be blamed on capitalism, but we have cronyism.

Wesfarmers - Coles Bunnings Target .. who is next ?

Thief

Wow first Coles now target AvidCommentator

Just remember this the next time these woke companies preach the latest fad auspol

No overpayment “errors” though? Target Coles

All crooks. Their CEOs should be charged. Channel7 9NewsAUS

When is this going to be acknowledged as theft and when will the thieving criminals be prosecuted? JOIN YOUR UNION

All under ScottMorrisonMP and LiberalAus watch!!!! They wanted to get rid of the union's and this is the consequences!!!!

Ok, so this has now happened across so many large businesses. The media is completely missing the point. Our labour laws are a mess and built for non compliance. That is the issue!!!!

It's becoming a question of who hasn't underpaid staff lately FFS 😠

Lucky they aren't restaurant owners, they would be bankrupted with bad publicity.

This absolutely disgusting. As a shareholder I reject any excuse for the underpayment of employees within a company i have a share of. At no time would a board member of wesfarmers ever be underpaid and so should be the case for all other employees without a single excuse!

When will the media and politicians start calling this out for what it is: A business model. One where the benefits of serially stealing from employees outweighs any penalty imposed on the employer.

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