Coles admits underpaying staff, sets aside $20 million for repayments

Supermarket giant Coles has becomes the latest major retailer to be caught up in a worker underpayment scandal. 

Coles has admitted a $20 million payroll "discrepancy" going back over six years. 

The Coles underpayment comes as the federal government threatens to ratchet up penalties for employers who rip off their workers.

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