Vic workers paid half the minimum wage

A Melbourne retailer selling hair products has allegedly ripped off 11 workers to the tune of $35,000.

The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges Corioliss Pty Ltd paid its staff - including young and overseas workers - as little as $7.86 an hour plus commission at two shopping centre kiosks in 2014 and 2015.

Legal proceedings have commenced against the company, its director Haim Tomer Diamond and manager Rina Diamond.