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KFC Class Action

KFC and franchisees have agreed to pay around $28.8 million to settle the KFC Rest Breaks Class Action. In order for it to take effect, the settlement must be approved by the Court. The registration period for the proposed settlement has now closed.

KFC Class Action Update – Registrations now closed

To be eligible to claim compensation under the proposed settlement, you must have:

  • Registered by 26 June 2026; and
  • Worked at a KFC store between October 2017 to October 2023; and
  • Did not receive a 10 minute rest break on all shifts of 4 hours or more.

The Court will decide whether to approve the settlement at a hearing in September 2026.

For more information, refer to the ‘settlement notice’ via the link below.

If you did not register by 26 June 2026 but wish to claim compensation under the proposed settlement, please email [email protected]

Settlement Flyer Settlement Notice FAQs

About the KFC Class Action

In late 2023, a union called the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) and some current and former KFC employees commenced a class action on behalf of employees at KFC restaurants alleging that employees were not receiving 10 minute paid rest pauses that they were entitled to.

The group members, represented by Gordon Legal and Shine Lawyers, pursued compensation for KFC workers across the country. In February 2026 the parties decided to settle the class action without a trial.

The settlement is still subject to Court approval. If approved, group members who have registered to participate will be compensated for the 10 minute rest breaks that they were denied during the claim period.

KFC Class Action

Frequently Asked Questions

Recovering compensation for KFC workers who did not get 10 minute rest breaks when working shifts of 4 hours or more.

We are claiming that:

  1. KFC and KFC Franchisees failed to provide 10 minute rest breaks that workers are legally entitled to;
  2. As a result – KFC and KFC Franchisees contravened the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth); and
  3. Compensation should be paid to KFC employees

A proposed settlement has been agreed in the KFC Rest Breaks Class Action.

Under the proposed settlement, KFC and franchisees will pay around $28.8 million to resolve claims that they failed to provide 10 minute rest breaks to thousands of workers in over 700 KFC stores across the country.  The exact amount of compensation available may be slightly more or slightly less, depending on how many people registered to make a claim.

The settlement is subject to Court approval. The Court will be asked to approve the settlement at a hearing on 22 September 2026.

You may be eligible under the proposed settlement if:

  1. You are a current or former KFC employee;
  2. You worked a shift of four hours or more between October 2017 and December 2023;
  3. You did not receive a 10-minute paid rest break on one or more of your four hour shifts; and
  4. You registered before 26 June 2026.

If you did not register by this date but still wish to participate in the settlement, please email [email protected].

The Court will be asked to approve the settlement at a hearing on 22 September 2026.

If the Court approves the settlement after the hearing, assessment of payment eligibility  and settlement payments may not take place until late 2026 to early 2027.

To be eligible to claim compensation under the proposed settlement, you must have submitted a registration by 26 June 2026.

If you did not register by this date but still wish to participate in the settlement, please email [email protected].

No. Gordon Legal is obliged to keep your information confidential once registered for the class action. You do not have to tell KFC that you have registered with us.

  • There are no upfront or out of pocket costs for group members. The SDA are contributing towards the legal costs in the KFC Rest Breaks Class Action because they know how important it is that KFC workers get what they are owed.
  • Any excess costs will be funded by Gordon Legal on a no-win no-fee basis.
  • This means that legal costs will only be charged if there is a successful outcome, such as a settlement or a judgment of the Court. If the class action is not successful, there will be no costs payable by group members.

A class action, also known as a group proceeding, is a court procedure brought by one or more individuals known as representative applicants on their own behalf and on behalf of other people who have similar claims against the same party or parties (the respondent(s)). The individuals in the wider group are known as group members.

Class actions are brought to resolve common issues of fact or law for the wider group. It is not necessary that group members have identical claims. In fact, it is to be expected that there will differences between the loss and damage suffered by each individual group member.

Class actions allow people to access justice when they otherwise would not bring an individual claim.

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