Wage theft has reached pandemic proportions, so why hasn't the Albanese government criminalised it?
- Written by Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
ShutterstockAustralia’s first criminal case over wage theft is under way, with charges laid against the owner of a Victorian restaurant that allegedly underpaid staff by thousands of dollars.
If found guilty, the owner of the Macedon Lounge, northwest of Melbourne, faces a fine of more than $1 million and potentially jail time under...