Wage theft is now a crime under new workplace laws
Employers who deliberately underpay their workers could face jail time under new workplace laws that have passed Parliament.
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ALDI allegedly underpaid workers $150 million
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association estimates that more than 20,000 current and former employees are owed backpay.
Fair Work: 250k workers underpaid last financial year
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has discovered 250,000 workers were underpaid in the 2022-23 financial year.
