Coles and Woolworths underpayments ruling is a ticking time bomb for all employers and especially law firms, experts say

Employers have been warned the landmark Federal Court decision that has blown out Coles’ and Woolworths’ wage bills by hundreds of millions of dollars is a compliance time bomb for corporate Australia.

The judgment, handed down earlier this month, held for the first time that employers cannot offset underpayment bills with overpayments occurring outside the relevant pay period and must keep detailed timesheets for salaried staff including overtime. Loading...