In late September,the popular retailer admitted it had failed to pay a number of its workers superannuation,blaming an error in its payroll system.
The push comes amid a wave of retaliation from corporate Australia against proxy advisers.
The ASX 200 has crashed through 6800 points as traders rushed into stocks after notes from the RBA's last meeting firmed the likelihood of further rate cuts.
A top executive at a $430 billion funds management powerhouse that owns shares in Harvey Norman and Wesfarmers has hit back at criticism of proxy advisers
Managing Director Rob Scott said no payments had been made yet and conceded some would be made in 2020 but they would'accelerate'the process and attempt to get money owed to existing staff before Christmas.
Wesfarmers has narrowly avoided a first strike at its AGM after its executive pay package was earlier criticised as'excessive'by proxy firm ISS.
Catch co-founder Gabby Leibovich is investing some of the $207 million he and his brother walked away with from the sale in payments startup PayK.
The prospect of a protest vote looms over next week's Wesfarmers AGM,after proxy firm ISS urged investors to vote against its'excessive'executive pay deal.
Australian retailers have been spooked into action following Woolworths'record $300 million admission of underpayment.
Can both of Wesfarmers'discount stores Kmart and Target survive the decade?
Tackling underpayment of wages needs to start at the company board level,say stakeholders.