Report Recommends Jail Time for Aussie Employers Found Guilty of Wage Theft

Report Recommends Jail Time for Aussie Employers Found Guilty of Wage Theft
People walk past a 7-Eleven convenience store in Sydney's central business district in Australia, on Sept. 30, 2015. William West/AFP/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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Bosses who underpay workers could face jail time under an Australian government plan to target wage fraud.

The ruling centre-right Liberal Coalition has given its in-principle support to all 22 recommendations in the migrant workers’ task force report released on March 7.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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