Industrial relations expert Miles Heffernan has once again called for court ordered pecuniary penalties to be awarded to workers, rather than being paid back to the Crown, after a recent case involving a security guard who wasn't paid his proper…
A new service to help workers find out if they are owed wages and entitlements has been launched by WAGETHEFT.net.au. It's called a WAGE THEFT CHECK, and is designed to quickly and easily establish cases of wage theft, so employees…
A parliamentary inquiry into wage theft in Queensland has made 17 recommendations to help address the problem in the state, including the introduction of criminal penalties. The report, by the Education, Employment and Small Business Committee, found that 437,000 workers…
A new report into wage theft in Queensland has found that up to 437,000 workers in the state are victims of wage theft, with total lost wages estimated to be as high as $1.2 billion annually. That's higher than the…
A recent audit of 15 Degani Bakery and Cafe outlets has uncovered widespread wage theft with 14 found to be ripping off workers and not keeping proper records. As a result of the audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman, 86…
Industrial Relations Claims, the firm behind WAGETHEFT.net.au, recently appeared before the Queensland wage theft inquiry, calling for tougher penalties for rogue employers and also for an easier system for victims to recover their money. IR Claims Litigation Director Miles Heffernan appeared…
Aidan Martin thought he was on his way to a successful and lucrative career as a plumber, but just two weeks into his apprenticeship with a Brisbane company, he discovered that he was being underpaid. The 21 year-old (pictured) was…
With the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into wage theft starting its public hearings this week, it’s a good time to make sure that you are being paid your correct wages and entitlements. Wage theft happens when your employer doesn’t pay you…
A hastily organised protest against wage theft by the Young Workers Hub has been described as nothing more than a cynical publicity stunt, designed to create the illusion that unions are actively working to fight the problem, ahead of a…
The Queensland government’s inquiry into wage theft has been told that employers who steal wages from their employees should be criminally prosecuted, convicted and even jailed. The call comes from industrial relations advocate Miles Heffernan, Litigation Director at Industrial Relations…