The wages agency of the Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday said it has filed more than 1,000 charges against top grocer Woolworths Group, alleging underpaying A$1 million ($659,000.00) in long-service leaves to over 1,200 former employees.

($1 = 1.5175 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)