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Australia’s Woolworths settles class action over underpaying staff By Reuters

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. After the lifting of restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia on June 16, 2020, people walk by Woolworths. Picture taken June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/Files

(Reuters] – Australia’s most popular grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd has announced that it has resolved a class action suit brought by a Canberra lawyer in 2019. The lawsuit was filed for the negligent payment of workers at supermarkets.

It announced that it would pay A$2,500 in ex-gratia to approximately 20,000 employees of its grocery stores, as well as retirement benefits.

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