Maurice Blackburn call on 7-Eleven to guarantee compensation to exploited workers
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Maurice Blackburn employment principal Giri Sivaraman.
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7-Eleven has attracted scorn over its behaviour. Photo: Paul Jeffers
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Protesters from the Young Workers Centre pin signs to the windows of a 7-Eleven store. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Employment law firm Maurice Blackburn has urged 7-Eleven’s head office to step in and guarantee repayments to exploited workers in case its franchises declare bankruptcy to avoid liability for back payments and fines.
The warning comes after the operator of a 7-Eleven store involved in rampant exploitation of its workers was handed a record court penalty of more than $400,000.
The penalty, issued…
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