Criminal Penalties Archives - Wage Theft Australia

Queensland has best wage theft laws in the country, experts say

March 21, 2022
Supportah
Criminal Penalties, Politics

Queensland has the best wage theft laws in the country, according to experts. The laws came into effect in September 2020 and make wage theft a crime in the state. They also make it easier for workers to recover stolen…

Half of all migrant workers have their wages stolen – report

May 19, 2019
IR Claims
Criminal Penalties, Migrant Workers

Half of all migrant workers have their wages stolen, according to a new report. The Migrant Workers' Taskforce report makes 22 recommendations to tackle wage theft among thousands of migrant workers and also foreign students. Half of all migrant workers…