Wage theft
Alternative labels
Stolen wages
Fact sheet
Compliance and enforcement: criminalising wage theft
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 amends workplace relations laws relating to a number of measures. This fact sheet outlines the proposals relating to wage theft.
Report
NTEU wage theft report: November 2023
This report reveals a staggering $159 million in underpayments across Australia’s higher education sector.
Report
Unfinished business: the ongoing battle against wage theft
This report takes stock of recent efforts to crack down on wage theft around Australia and updates past estimates of the scale of wage theft in our communities on the eve of the Australian government’s proposed laws to address it.
Report
Short-changed: how to stop the exploitation of migrant workers in Australia
Recent migrants to Australia are twice as likely as long-term residents to be underpaid. This report outlines three sets of reforms that could be used to eliminate this form of exploitation.
Report
NTEU wage theft report: February 2023
Wage theft has shamefully become an endemic part of universities’ business models. This report uncovers the staggering value of wages stolen in the university sector.