Widespread wage theft

WAGE THEFT: If one topic has dominated the news cycle this year it was the story after story of high-profile companies getting caught ripping their workers off. From Qantas to CBA, Bunnings and even the ABC, the stories showed just how endemic the problem is.

Then in October it emerged that one of the biggest wage theft scandals involved Woolworths after it emerged that 6,000 employees were underpaid by as much as $300 million. Now it appears not only is the problem everywhere but that