#Auspol #Colesworth #Crapitalism #WorkersRippedOff

“Justice Nye Perram on Friday ruled Woolworths and Coles failed to comply with their obligation to keep accurate employment records and paid workers their salaries without tracking other entitlements owed under the retail award.”

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from where i sit (ordering groceries online) it looks like the big 2 treat massive underpayments of workers as standard business practice. this is hardly the first case of its kind involving colesworth.

i haven’t read about this particular case in detail, but i wonder how the companies meet their obligations to the ATO, or meet their duty of care if they don’t keep decent records. i wonder at what point the CEOs/ CFOs should be held accountable, and i’m inclined to think negative things about them personally.

this case is a prize example of why i have no respect for politicians (of any colour) telling people they can succeed if they work hard, or to “just get a job”, or to justify unemployment benefits… the price system is undoubtedly more efficient than alternative systems for organising production and distribution of goods, but it is still an extremely flawed system, and no protection against greed or gross stupidity.

there is no such thing as a “free” market, and anyone who claims otherwise is deluded or a liar

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/work/2025/09/08/woolworths-coles-underpayment-1b