A new federal wage theft offence is a key component of the federal government’s latest tranche of workplace reforms to be introduced to parliament on Monday.
Employers who deliberately underpay workers could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined $7.8 million under proposed new federal wage theft laws, while much larger fines will be levelled on businesses who engage in large-scale underpayment of their staff.latest tranche of workplace reforms
The draft laws, to be introduced to the parliament by Employment Minister Tony Burke on Monday, will create a new federal offence for wage theft which targets deliberate wrongdoing by businesses, and not those who make honest mistakes, or self-report and take reasonable steps to repay the correct wages.
Burke said dozens of highly publicised underpayment scandals had made clear that the current rules and penalties were not protecting workers.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in AugustFriday’s jobs report also showed that wage gains are easing, a trend that may help signal to the Fed that inflation pressures are cooling.
Read more »
Missing millionaires and delaying Mad Monday: Deciphering the Roosters-Rabbitohs showdownWho will miss their million-dollar game-breaker more, who steps into Jared Waerea-Hargreaves’ role as enforcer and most importantly, who survives another day in 2023?
Read more »
Back in the office? Fine. But not from 9 to 5.While many employers are now asking people to come in a certain number of days a week, hardly any are tracking exactly how long they stay.
Read more »
Union recovers record-breaking $15.4 million, but more resources needed to stop seafarers' wage theftWith employers stealing an estimated $65 million annually from international sailors in Australian waters, the International Transport Workers' Federation has taken a big step towards recovering lost wages.
Read more »
Back in the office? Fine. But not from 9 to 5While many employers are now asking people to come in a certain number of days a week, hardly any are tracking exactly how long they stay.
Read more »
Back in the office? Fine. But not from 9 to 5While many employers are now asking people to come in a certain number of days a week, hardly any are tracking exactly how long they stay.
Read more »