The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against Super Retail Group – the owner of Rebel Sports, Supercheap Auto, BCF and Macpac – over a 2018 backpay review relating to underpayments of more than $52 million.
The proceedings were filed in the Federal Court and the Ombudsman’s legal action focuses on a sample of 146 of the allegedly underpaid employees across the group. It is alleged that the employees were underpaid a total of approximately $1.14 million for their work between January 2017 and March 2019, the regulator said.
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Carrie LaFrenz is a senior journalist covering retail/consumer goods. She previously covered healthcare/biotech. Carrie has won multiple awards for her journalism including financial journalist of the year from The National Press Club. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com
