Underpayment Alert: Federal Court Shuts Down Set-off Clause Pool-Party

  Introduction "Since our employees are on annual salaries well above award rates, we don’t need to worry about underpayments.” This commonly held view amongst employers and HR professionals is now in tatters following the landmark Federal Court decision in Fair Work Ombudsman v Woolworths Group Limited & Ors [2025] FCA 1092 (Decision). [...]