The nation’s largest grocery retailer Woolworths could face up to a $1 billion cost blowout to remedy historical staff underpayments after losing a Federal Court judgment on Friday.

Federal Court Justice Nye Perram ruled that under Fair Work regulations, Coles and Woolworths were required to record overtime hours for up to 28,000 salaried managers who were allegedly underpaid from 2013, and that relying on rosters or clocking in and out was not enough. Loading...

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