Since this article was published, key leadership roles at 7-Eleven have changed with company founder Russ Withers and chief executive Warren Wilmot resigning. A 7-Eleven compensation scheme has so far paid $30 million to more than 800 people. Thousands of workers have applied for compensation, which could result in $100 million in payments. The company has also announced a new hardship program, involving a subsidy, to help stores that were making almost no money, and it has changed the way it shares profits with store owners. The Fair Work Ombudsman conducted an investigation into the systemic wage fraud and found that head office "compounded" the problems by failing to use systems and processes to detect or address deliberate worker exploitation. The fallout prompted the Coalition government to beef up the resources and powers of the regulator, set up a Migrant Workers Taskforce headed by Allan Fels and David Cousins and change the legislation so that franchisors will now be held responsible for wage fraud by their franchisees. This will have a profound impact on the $170-billion franchise industry.