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Calls to make wage theft a crime
In the lead up to this year’s Victorian state election, unions are pushing to make the deliberate underpayment of wages a criminal offence, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Wage theft is particularly prevalent in the hospitality and retail industries, where many young people work.
Jack Fryer reports
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