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Wage theft

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Stolen wages
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Theft
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Wage theft
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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.
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NTEU wage theft report: November 2023


This report reveals a staggering $159 million in underpayments across Australia’s higher education sector.
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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.
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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.
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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.