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‘They have to pay’: Coles and Woolworths in court accused of underpaying workers

Federal court hears some staff averaged shifts of 11 hours – above the award limit of nine-hour days

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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 a number of years.

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