Australiaâs shocking wage theft scandals keep coming by the truckload
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March 13, 2021 â 5.00am
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When Victoria became the first state to criminalise wage theft in June 2020, it was seen as a big step forward in the fight against systemic underpayment of wages in Australia.
Queensland followed and in December the federal government promised criminal penalties for wage theft as part of its industrial relations reforms.
Fast forward to today and little seems to have changed. The Fair Work Ombudsman continues to issue press releases like confetti, outing companies every few days for questionable workplace practices. In the past month alone 10 security businesses, Chatime bubble tea, restaurants, medical centres, a toy retailer and an IT services business have been pinged by the regulator for short-changing workers.
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