Rate My Professor Jason McNeil

A key publication by McNeil is the 2018 case study '7-Eleven and Underpayment of Workers,' available in Griffith University's research repository. The study analyzes the systemic underpayment of wages and fabrication of payroll records at 7-Eleven stores, exposed by the 2015 ABC Four Corners investigation. It primarily impacted migrant workers, especially Indian international students working beyond visa limits. Violations included the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and Franchising Code of Conduct. The Fair Work Ombudsman pursued litigation, securing a record $408,348 penalty against a Brisbane store for underpaying 12 workers $82,000. On 7 December 2016, 7-Eleven entered a Proactive Compliance Deed to repay affected workers. McNeil references the Productivity Commission's 2015 inquiry on migrant worker vulnerabilities and compares to issues at Grill'd and Domino's. The case raises questions on underpayment effects, protections, reporting, Ombudsman powers, government roles, and economic/reputational harms.