States urged to introduce legislation to curb wage theft

By Anna Patty, Workplace Editor
Updated May 24 2017 - 12:23am, first published May 23 2017 - 5:11pm
MP Adam Searle NSW Labor spokesman on IR. Photographed at the Industrial Relations conference on the Future of Work in Leura. Friday 19th May 2017. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 170519 Photo: James Brickwood
MP Adam Searle NSW Labor spokesman on IR. Photographed at the Industrial Relations conference on the Future of Work in Leura. Friday 19th May 2017. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 170519 Photo: James Brickwood

States have been urged to introduce new laws against wage theft in the wake of rampant underpayment of workers at widespread wage theft by cafes, restaurants in university towns and retail chains including 7-Eleven, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Caltex and Bakers Delight.

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