7-Eleven worker paid as little as 47 cents an hour, lawyers say

abc.net.au

A Pakistani student was paid as little as 47 cents an hour to work at a 7-Eleven store in Sydney, lawyers representing employees of the convenience store chain have said.

ABC's Four Corners program and Fairfax last year revealed workers at the convenience stores were systematically paid about half the minimum wage,with many of those affected being foreign workers.

The convenience store chain set up an independent panel to assess the claims of about 20,000 past and present workers from 7-Eleven franchises.

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is representing 60 workers who are claiming back pay from 7-Eleven.

They said one Pakistani student, named Sohail, was paid one lump sum of $325 for about 685 hours of work at a Sydney store