1.0Sage Advice Australiahttps://www.sage.com/en-au/blogAshley Thompsonhttps://www.sage.com/en-au/blog/author/ashleyhindsman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="c3NMbp8Eu9"><a href="https://www.sage.com/en-au/blog/victorian-law-wage-theft/">Landmark Victorian law makes wage theft punishable by up to 10 years’ jail</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sage.com/en-au/blog/victorian-law-wage-theft/embed/#?secret=c3NMbp8Eu9" width="600" height="338" title="“Landmark Victorian law makes wage theft punishable by up to 10 years’ jail” — Sage Advice Australia" data-secret="c3NMbp8Eu9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.sage.com/en-au/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.sage.com/en-au/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/07/resize-1675x1275-92.jpg16751275On 16 June 2020, the Victorian government passed the Wage Theft Bill 2020, introducing severe new criminal penalties for businesses found guilty of deliberate wage theft. The legislation is the first of its kind in Australia and comes in response to a series of high-profile underpayment cases in recent years. What is the new law? […]