On 1 July 2021, the Wage Theft Act 2020 (Vic) (“Act”) came into effect. The Act makes it a crime for an employer to deliberately underpay employees, to dishonestly withhold employee entitlements or to fail to keep proper records of employee entitlements in order to gain a financial advantage. These crimes are punishable by a fine of up to $198,264 or 10 years jail for individuals, and a fine of up to $991,320 for companies. Log in to read more
