In short:

Coles and Woolworths expect to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more to repay staff who were underpaid, after the Federal Court found they had failed to keep accurate employment records.

Legal experts say the ramifications could be wide-reaching and other Australian businesses should review their payroll systems.

What's next?

A further hearing on the matter is listed for late October, which should determine the outcome for nearly 30,000 affected employees.

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[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Are they going to face greater penalties other than having to pay the wages back? You know, the almost billion dollars they've been collecting interest on and using as a asset to borrow against?

What would the penalties be if one of their employees was caught having a cheeky mars bar whilst on their shift for a comparison?