The new legislation would make deliberate underpaying of workers a criminal offence.
Workplace minister Tony Burke said employers who are guilty of underpaying workers face a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail.
Workplace minister Tony Burke said today he would introduce the bill making it a criminal offence to deliberately underpay workers, with a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and a maximum fine of A$7.8 million.Details of the legislation have not been released.
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