Wesfarmers boss warns JobKeeper payment won't go the distance
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Wesfarmers boss warns JobKeeper payment won't go the distance

The government's"very generous"$130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy may need to be supplemented with additional support at the end of coronavirus pandemic.

  • byDominic Powell

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Wesfarmers bolsters books with $1b Coles sell-down

Wesfarmers bolsters books with $1b Coles sell-down

Wesfarmers says it expects to book a pre-tax profit of $130m from the sale of another 5 per cent slice of the major supermarket chain on Monday.

  • byDominic Powell
Wesfarmers to pay coronavirus leave for casual staff who miss shifts

Wesfarmers to pay coronavirus leave for casual staff who miss shifts

Thousands of casual staff at Officeworks,Kmart and Target will be paid up to two weeks'wages for shifts missed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byNick Toscano
Qantas,Woodside chairman hits out at climate activists hijacking AGMs

Qantas,Woodside chairman hits out at climate activists hijacking AGMs

Richard Goyder has taken aim at activist investors hijacking shareholder meetings in an attempt to force boards to take stronger action on climate change.

  • byColin Kruger andNick Toscano
WA miner Lynas has'no regrets'over fighting Wesfarmers takeover

WA miner Lynas has'no regrets'over fighting Wesfarmers takeover

The largest rare earths producer outside of China has cited the cost of resisting a takeover bid from Wesfarmers as one of the factors behind a plunge in its interim profit.

  • byHamish Hastie
Investors dig into underpayments as CEOs look for software scapegoats

Investors dig into underpayments as CEOs look for software scapegoats

Retailers have disclosed staff underpayments of more than $381 million over the last six months. They're pinning it on mis-configured software,but who's really to blame?

  • byDominic Powell
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Software the root cause of underpayment - and overpayments - top retail CEOs say

Software the root cause of underpayment - and overpayments - top retail CEOs say

Incorrectly configured payroll software also frequently leads to overpayments of workers which are not clawed back by companies,retailers claim.

  • byDominic Powell
'People make mistakes':Wesfarmers warns against harsh penalties for underpayments
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'People make mistakes':Wesfarmers warns against harsh penalties for underpayments

The boss of Wesfarmers has pushed back against Canberra's threats of tougher punishments for companies,after the conglomerate revealed it had underpaid Target staff by $9m.

  • byDominic Powell
Coles sell-down could put Wesfarmers'profits under pressure,investors say

Coles sell-down could put Wesfarmers'profits under pressure,investors say

A languishing industrials division and poor performance at struggling department store Target have dampened the retailing powerhouse's half-year results.

  • byDominic Powell
Windfall for Wesfarmers as it sells $1.1b worth of Coles shares

Windfall for Wesfarmers as it sells $1.1b worth of Coles shares

Perth-based retailing conglomerate Wesfarmers has parted with $1.1 billion worth of shares in supermarket giant Coles.

  • byDominic Powell
Bunnings'disappointed'after ACCC puts hold on Adelaide Tools acquisition

Bunnings'disappointed'after ACCC puts hold on Adelaide Tools acquisition

ACCC chairman Rod Sims said the acquisition had the potential to"stifle"competition in Adelaide's specialist tools market.

  • byDominic Powell