Woolies cleaners underpaid: ACCC

The supermarket giant has underpaid four cleaners by more than $20,000, a new ACCC claim alleges.

The workplace watchdog has switched its attention from Woolworths’ trolley collectors to its cleaners, taking legal action against former contractors for allegedly underpaying four workers more than $21,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced Federal Court legal proceedings against subcontractor OzKorea and owner Sung Gun Hwang for short-changing the workers at four Woolies supermarkets in Tasmania between January 2014 and January 2015.

It is also taking action against national cleaning firm Pioneer Facility Services and one of its subsidiaries, saying they should have known they weren’t paying OzKorea enough for it to pay minimum wage.

AAP