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Sam McKeith

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Coles and woolworths set up foreign pay system - The Untold Story

Coles and Woolworths short-changed workers from overtime payments, the Federal Court has been told. Photo: TND/Getty

Coles and Woolworths short-changed workers on overtime by setting up a payment structure “entirely foreign” to Australia’s industrial awards system, a court has been told.

A joint trial, brought by the Fair Work Ombudsman and two class action claimants against the supermarket giants, commenced in the Federal Court on Monday, alleging underpayment of workers over several years.

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