Exploitation and Migration of the Migrant Workers

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Corporate responsibility and governance
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Table of contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Editorial 1...................................................................................................................................2
Editorial 2...................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
This paper is presented with the aim of developing editorials for two news articles in
The Australian and The Financial Review. In the process of developing the editorials, the
attempt is to propose different views on 7 Eleven wage fraud case by the franchisees to the
international student employees. Different viewpoints contradicts the style, tone and
interpretation, which generates comparative study. In spite of this, the focus is on corporate
governance and ethics, which play an important role in the business operations. Complying
with the standards and protocols of workplace norms yields positive results in terms of
averting the illegal instances and issues (Afr.com, 2020). Breach of contracts contradicts the
compliance, increasing the chances of risks into the business, which possesses heavy impact
on the productivity of the companies like 7 Eleven.
Editorial 1
The first article relates to the involvement of 7 Eleven office in the fraud case of
systemic wage abuse. Consistency in the exploitation of the workers contradicts the
compliance to the guidelines, norms, rules and regulations of the workplace. The adjective of
‘disturbing’ reflects the approach of the critics towards the approaches of the staffs towards
the issue of wage abuse. The feedback from ABC Four Corners states that business of 7
Eleven is ‘on the tip of iceberg’, which indicates that the company is on new heights of
success. ‘Dark side’ can be related to the losing control over the labour market and the
regulations (Afr.com, 2020).
With majority of the workers on visa, one of the ten people in the workforce seems to
be inappropriate in terms of the huge complicated tasks, which 7 Eleven needs to complete
for accomplishing the identified and specified goals. One of the striking features is that most
of the financial resources are drained out of the Australian Taxation Office. The alarming
situation is created through the assertion of the fraud amount, which is tens of millions every

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year. This financial drainage reflects severe loss. Absence of visa sets the ground for abuse,
leading to breach of contracts. This absence contradicts the adherence and compliance to the
protocols of the Fair Working Ombudsman, worsening the situation. The situation of the
wage abuse specifically contradicts the aspect of fairness in the organizational issues in 7
Eleven.
According to the survey posted in Afr.com, (2020), most of the stores under the
company were involved in the payroll compliance issues. The evidences reflects massive
payroll problems like falsification of payroll sheets, underpayments and others. The roster
and timesheets reveal that payments were made only to four people out of the 7. This issue
also reflects the discriminations, which degrades the unity and coordination. Scrutiny from
the Senate administrators contradicts the happenings ‘under the nose of the management’,
adding an interrogative parameter to the audits, inspections and reviews of the financial
reports. ‘Extreme disappointment’ and ‘deeply concerned’ are the phrases reflecting the
concerns regarding incapability of the franchisees towards not meeting the targets.
Editorial 2
This editorial highlights the acceptance of the chairman towards involvement in the
case of wage fraud. The case of wage rip-offs by the franchisees reflects breach of contract,
which is against the standards and protocols of the workplace rules and regulations. One of
the striking features is that the underpayment occurred under the supervision of the
management, which adds a negative connotation to the performance management systems
and reviews (Theaustralian.com.au, 2020). Disputations were also filed for the exploitation of
the franchise model, signifying the shunning of the relations between 7 Eleven and the
associated partners.
Promise of ‘paying the balance’ reflects the consciousness towards the initiatives,
which are to be undertaken for broadening the scope and arena of the decision-making skills,

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abilities and competencies. This consciousness reduces the intensity of the illegality in the
approach of the franchisees towards the frauds in the wages. To cover up the shortfalls, 7
Eleven had to put in ‘millions of dollars’, which strained the budget, giving rise to the
instabilities in the financial parameter. As a result of this, a disaster sprang up in the public
relations of 7 Eleven. Acceptance of the Chairman regarding the mistake aligns with the
consciousness in terms of enhancing the personality (Theaustralian.com.au, 2020). This
confession and consciousness brings Great Man theory into the discussion, enhancing the
personality of Whiters in terms of professionalism.
The chairman is further of the view that the more the staffs are paid, the more is their
satisfaction in terms of effective workplace culture. Operations on a franchise model is
exclusive to the culture of 7 Eleven. According to the basic condition, the franchisees occupy
50% shares of the company. In context of the fraud case of wages, it is a disruption in the
gross profit sharing. The arguments of lawyer Stewart Levit, the staffs are the victims.
According to his arguments, the head office emerges as the winner, as it extracts the profit
sharing aspects, according to the model (Theaustralian.com.au, 2020). All these aspects
reflects the negativity towards the labour productivity, which adds an ombre shade to the
scientific and the systematic management in the workplace of 7 Eleven.
Conclusion
Mass appeal to the public to join the action is an attempt to upgrade the standards and
quality of collaboration in the operations. Franchisee agreements relate to the ethical code of
conduct and the protocols of the workplace norms. However, extraction of the financial
resources and underpayment strain the budget, evoking financial instabilities. According to
the claims, the franchisee model aggravates the complexities in reducing the labour costs.
Exploitation and migration of the migrant workers relates to the actions towards improvising
on their approach towards fulfilling the duties and the responsibilities. Instead of sending the

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culprits to jail, rehabs can be effective in terms of inculcating the right moral values. This
approach would invoke the leadership skills, abilities and competencies of the managers
towards moulding the staffs according to the organizational requirements. Participative
management style needs to be implemented into the operations for averting illegal instances,
which can degrade the reputation of the organization.

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References
Afr.com (2020). 7-Eleven: Wage abuse claims puts scrutiny on Fair Work response retrieved
16th Jan 2020 from https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/7eleven-wage-abuse-claims-
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Theaustralian.com.au (2020). The buck stops with us: 7-Eleven Retrieved 16th Jan 2020 from
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