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
Class Action Coverage
You may be a class member in the Woolworths class action if you worked:
- in a salaried position
- at a Woolworths, Metro, or BIG W supermarket
- between November 2013 and the date when the class action was filed
Most class members would have received a notice from the court by letter or email in March and November 2021.
If you did not receive a notice from the court but believe you are a class member, please feel free to contact us.
About the Class Action
The class action was filed in November 2019 by Adero Law on behalf of Mr Baker, a night Replenishment Team Manager at Woolworths Camberwell in Victoria.
Mr Baker alleges that the salary Woolworths paid to him was insufficient to satisfy his legal entitlements. Mr Baker claims he was working well beyond his rostered hours to keep his department running to the standard expected by Woolworths, and he wasn’t always able to record his hours of work accurately in Kronos. Mr Baker knew that he was not the only salaried Woolworths employee who felt this way, which is why he started the class action.
Class Action Status
Click here for the most recent Woolworths class action update (July 2025)
The initial trial for the Woolworths Class Action was conducted between 5 June 2023 and 21 July 2023. The court will determine the legal issues in a written judgment and the factual issues later. The court has split the trial into legal and factual issues because most legal issues will apply equally to every group member while some facts will be unique to each group member. This is not uncommon in class action proceedings.
Adero Law remains committed to obtaining fair compensation for all group members for all hours worked across the 6-year claim period.