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7-Eleven repays $173m to workers after some franchisees falsified records in underpayments scandal – The Guardian
Stores have also improved payroll systems after case used in campaign that led to tougher penalties for ‘wage theft’
Employees of 7-Eleven franchises have been paid back $173m in underpaid wages, interest and superannuation, according to the fair work ombudsman.
The workplace regulator said on Friday that 7-Eleven had implemented payroll improvements after a report in 2016 found that some franchisees had deliberately falsified records to disguise the underpayment of wages and 7-Eleven had failed to detect or address the breaches.
In 2015, the ABCs Four Corners revealed unlawful practices at 7-Eleven franchises,…
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