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Drakes Supermarkets facing underpayment claims in class action lodged in Federal Court
Australia’s culture of “insecure” work is fuelling wage theft claims against retailers, think tank the Australia Institute says, as a class action is launched against another major supermarket chain.
Key points:
- Drakes Supermarkets is the latest major employer to be accused of underpayment
- A former employee says he put off seeing a doctor because of a culture against sick leave
- A law firm says up to 1,500 staff could be eligible to join the class action
The latest underpayment claims have been levelled against independent retailer Drakes Supermarkets, which runs more than 50 stores across South Australia and Queensland.
The class action lodged by Adero Law in the Federal Court alleges Drakes workers were not paid allowances and entitlements…
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