Fair Work Ombudsman takes IGA operator to court over allegations young workers were underpaid $11,000

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against an IGA supermarket operator over allegations he underpaid six staff as much as $11,000, as the watchdog continues its crackdown on businesses not giving young workers their entitlements.

Said “Sam” Haddad, the operator and majority owner of Fairfield IGA and the former majority owner and operator of Altona IGA in Melbourne, will face the Federal Circuit Court along with the two companies he is the director of, with the ombudsman alleging six staff members at the two supermarkets were underpaid a total of $11,373 across two years from November 2013.