Cassandra Fernando (Holt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing, has recently launched a class action against Aldi. The class action is the result of a nationwide investigation the union has been conducting at Aldi which has found a practice of underpayment, not limited to a few workers or a few stores. Rather, the union has argued, Aldi systematically underpaid an estimated $150 million in wages to 20,000 current and former workers across its supermarkets and distribution centres. This includes directing workers to work up to 30 minutes without pay before and after their rostered shifts. The class action follows on from a Federal Court case run by the SDA in 2022 which found that Aldi underpaid workers at the New South Wales distribution centre by directing them to start work 15 minutes before their rostered start time. Workers deserve a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. I am proud that the SDA is steadfast in ensuring that every worker in retail, fast food and warehousing is paid what they deserve.