Woolworths admits underpaying staff up to $300m over nine years | ABC News

Woolworths has admitted underpaying thousands of its workers as much as $300 million over the past decade, in what is believed to be the biggest such case on record in Australia.

In a statement, Woolworths said it has discovered about 5,700 salaried staff across its supermarkets and Metro stores had not been paid in full as set out in the General Retail Industry Award (GRIA).

However, the number of underpaid workers could rise depending on the outcome of its internal review — which will also cover its other brands Big W and Endeavour Drinks (which includes Dan Murphy's, BWS, Cellarmasters and Langton's).

The majority of the underpaid workers are department managers across its retail stores.

Andrew Robertson reports.

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