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Shocking yet not surprising: wage theft has become a culturally accepted part of business

  • Written by Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
Shocking yet not surprising: wage theft has become a culturally accepted part of businessAustralia's Fairwork Ombudsman found wage theft in 45% of its audits In food services. www.shutterstock.com

Many Australians are shocked by celebrity chef George Calombaris being caught for underpaying employees A$7.8 million. It didn’t help, of course, that the television personality was also reported to be seeking a huge pay rise for...

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