Million-dollar fines, jail time for employers caught stealing wages

ABC NEWS (Australia)
ABC NEWS (Australia)
  • 9 months ago
Employers guilty of wage theft are facing the prospect of 10 years in jail and fines of up to $7.8 million under new laws proposed by the federal government.

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