Class Actions

Adero Law has become aware of allegations relating to the United Workers Union (UWU) and is currently taking registrations of interest.

Adero Law is investigating potential employee rights violations at Fonterra and may pursue a class action to recover unpaid entitlements for affected employees.

Adero Law on 22 March 2024, filed a proceeding in the Federal Court of Australia against Sydney Trains, alleging that they have underpaid certain operations employees. Group members assert that they were regularly required to work in excess of the specified time, with a lack of overtime payments and that crib and meal breaks, were never administered.

Adero Law filed a class action against Coles in May 2020 on behalf of salaried Coles Supermarkets and Coles Services managers. The class action claims that compensation and penalties should be paid to group members who were not paid enough for the hours they worked under the General Retail Industry Award.

Adero Law filed a class action against Woolworths and Big W in November 2019 on behalf of salaried supermarket employees. The class action claims that compensation and penalties should be paid to class members who were not paid enough for the hours they worked under the General Retail Industry Award.

Adero Law is investigating underpayments to salaried BWS and Dan Murphy’s employees who worked in retail liquor stores operated by Woolworths and ALH between August 2014 and February 2020. We are now accepting expressions of interest.

Adero Law is currently undertaking due diligence investigations into ‘The Reject Shop’ for purported underpayments to staff. The Reject Shop operates over 356 locations across Australia.

At this stage, Adero Law is undertaking investigations into underpayments of staff employed as Managers and Senior Managers of Wesfarmers brands for the period of 2017 to present.

Adero Law filed a class action in the Federal Court on 24 December 2019 against Hospitality Company M.R.V.L. Investments and related entities (commonly known as Merivale Group) to seek compensation for underpayment of employment entitlements under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 and hours worked but not paid.

Adero Law has become aware of a pattern of potential underpayments within the Cotton On Group, that involve a failure to pay minimum rates of pay arising under the General Retail (Industry) Award. – Australia’s Largest Global Retailer.

Adero Law filed proceedings on 27 October 2022 in relation to alleged contraventions of the Security Services Industry Award 2020.

Adero Law is investigating potential claims in relation to alleged contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law and other relevant regulations.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter please email stellaraction@aderolaw.com.au and one of our team will respond as soon as possible.