Annual wage theft toll hits $850 million as criminalisation bill looms
Wage theft is costing Australian workers $850 million a year, according to a damning new report from the McKell Institute.
Coles and Woolworths facing nearly $500 million in claims in ‘marathon’ underpayments case
Coles and Woolworths are set to face a seven-week-long Federal Court case over employee underpayments after a judge ordered that four separate cases could be heard as one.
NAB underpayments saga hits a roadblock
A problem has arisen in NAB’s attempts to repay thousands of current and former staff who are owed money due to underpayments.
SMEs face 50% higher wage theft penalties under IR reform bill
Small businesses that underpay workers could be hit with 50% higher civil penalties, under the federal government’s industrial relations reform bill.
Businesses confess $588 million in unpaid superannuation in return for amnesty
Tens of thousands of businesses have confessed to underpaying superannuation and committed to backpaying employees.
Instead of a ‘wage watchdog’, Victorian business owners need education and support
The Vic government’s decision to introduce a ‘wage watchdog’, in addition to the existing Fair Work Ombudsman, is poorly-timed.
Underpayment ‘flexibility’ for struggling SMEs as Fair Work targets corporate non compliance
Businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can expect a proportionate and flexible approach from the wage theft watchdog.
Labour hire company fined $22,440 for underpaying 80 vulnerable workers at Queensland mushroom farm
The Fair Work Ombudsman's four-year battle over wage theft at a Queensland mushroom farm has come to an anti-climactic end, with a labour hire company fined $22,440.
How to make your staff feel valued, whether they work four or 40 hours a week
Australian employers too often think about workplace culture only in relation to full-time employees. It's time to consider shift workers as well.
Why Coles and Target won’t be the last big businesses with wage theft scandals
New wage theft scandals are unlikely to be the last, as corporate Australia reckons with one of the worst worker exploitation scandals in recent memory.
Target reveals $9 million in staff underpayments in latest wage theft scandal at Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers has become embroiled in another wage theft scandal, after revealing staff at department store Target have been cheated for $9 million.
Business ordered to pay $240,000 to teenage worker in $8,000 wage-theft case
A Melbourne small business will pay a hefty fine to a teenage worker after stealing thousands of dollars in wages and superannuation.
