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Lawyers’ costs would leave personal injury client with 5% of Coles settlement, court says
Personal injury 2024-02-20 3:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A woman who secured a $650,000 settlement from Coles after allegedly slipping on water at a Penrith, NSW supermarket may see just over five per […]

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ACCC clears Coles’ acquisition of Saputo milk processing plants
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-12-01 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Coles’ plans to acquire two milk processing plants from Saputo, saying the $105 million deal is […]

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ACCC flags concerns with Coles acquisition of Saputo dairy plants
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-07-20 12:30 pm By Gareth Baker

The ACCC has raised concerns about Coles plans to acquire milk processing plants from Saputo, with the regulator saying the transaction — marking the first […]

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Coles, Woolworths ‘can’t hide behind’ poor records, court told as underpayments trial kicks off
Trials 2023-06-05 5:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On the first day of trial in parallel class actions and regulatory proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman panned the payment systems adopted by Coles and […]

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No livestream for trial in wage cases against Coles, Woolworths
Employment 2023-04-28 2:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge has pulled the plug on a bid by the Fair Work Ombudsman for an upcoming trial in wage cases against supermarket […]

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Law firm’s bid for Coles, Woolworths worker details could cause chaos, court told
Employment 2023-02-17 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm running underpayments class actions against Coles and Woolworths has sought orders forcing them to hand over contact details for key workers in […]

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Coles taken to court by FWO over $115M in staff underpayments
Employment 2021-12-02 2:27 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken supermarket giant Coles to court for allegedly underpaying more than 7,800 staff members $115 million over three years. In […]

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Judge says tweaking class closure order requires analysis of power, won’t go there
Class Actions 2021-02-19 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has refused to extend the date by which Coles workers can register to join an employment class action against the supermarket giant as […]

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FWC ‘misconstrued’ general protections authority, Full Court says in win for Coles
Employment 2020-09-14 6:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A landmark judgment by the Full Federal Court has found that a full bench of the Fair Work Commission “misconstrued” its own authority to make […]

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Two more supermarket giants may face underpayments class actions
Class Actions 2020-05-20 12:39 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Two leading independent supermarket groups are the latest retail giants to face possible class actions for alleged wage underpayments, in the wake of class actions […]

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