A judge has questioned whether class actions are the best way to resolve underpayment disputes during a hearing on a settlement in two class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s, which one group member called “criminally unfair.”
Questions raised about the structure of a settlement of two wage class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s don’t just threaten to reduce the law firm’s costs but could derail the whole agreement, a judge has said.
A judge has come down hard on a settlement in class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s, saying group members had been kept in the dark and the costs to be paid to the plaintiffs’ firm did not add up.
Class action claims brought by trainees against convenience store chain On The Run may be discontinued because of high costs and lack of commonality if an application before the Federal Court is successful.
Drakes Supermarkets is facing a class action alleging it failed to pay staff at its Foodland and Drakes stores for time worked in excess of rostered hours, the latest on a growing list of supermarket chains to be stung by an underpayments class action.