Woolworths Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Unwanted marketing communications
The company was fined after repeatedly failing to honour customers' attempts to unsubscribe from marketing emails and failing to make adequate improvements after receiving complaints.
2019
Employee underpayment
Woolworths acknowledged that employees had been underpaid. Later reviews indicated that the issue was more extensive than first reported, including underpayments affecting salaried managers and scrutiny by the Fair Work Ombudsman.