Retail RETAIL | CLASS ACTIONS Kmart Adero is filing proceedings in the Federal Court against Kmart Australia Pty Ltd (Kmart), alleging numerous breaches of the 2020 General Retail Industry Agreement (GRIA). Alinta Apparel Adero Law is currently undertaking due diligence investigations into Alinta Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 125 486 900) (Alinta Apparel) for purported misclassification and underpayment of entitlements to staff. Lovisa Adero Law filed a class action in the Federal Court on 24 January 2025 against Lovisa Pty Ltd to seek compensation for multiple alleged and serious contraventions of Lovisa’s own Enterprise Agreements and the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Smokemart Adero Law is investigating potential employee rights violations at Smokemart & GiftBox (SMGB) stores and may pursue a class action to recover unpaid entitlements for affected employees. Coles 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. Woolworths & Big W 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. The Reject Shop 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. Wesfarmers Limited Kmart, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks and Priceline Wesfarmers employs approximately 107,000 individuals across Australia, with its major brands including Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. 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.
