7-Eleven to pay franchisees $98 million in class action settlement - Sydney Morning Herald

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven has agreed to pay its franchisees almost $100 million in a class action settlement launched by franchisees who say they were misled about the profitability of the stores.

Stewart Levitt, partner at law firm Levitt Robinson, which ran the class action, said franchisees were led to believe employee costs would represent about seven per cent of business costs, but were a… [+1241 chars]

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