Criminalization Must be Introduced to Eliminate Wage Theft: Senate Committee

Criminalization Must be Introduced to Eliminate Wage Theft: Senate Committee
Labourers work at a construction site in the central business district of Sydney in Australia, on June 18, 2020. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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A Senate committee is calling for the criminalisation of wage theft to end the “shameful” practice that often targets vulnerable and low-skilled workers.

The Senate Economics References Committee, which is led by the Labor party, has released a report detailing the current situation of wage theft in the country and proposing measures to tackle this persisting problem.
Alfred Bui
Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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