Wage theft by large Australian corporations Suggested reading material: https://www.smh.com.au/national/underpayment-as-business-model-what-is-wage-theft-20190509-p51lko.html https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/heston-blumenthal-the-tax-havens-and-the-ripped-off-workers-20181207-p50ksz.html https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/two-sides-to-the-wage-theft-story/news-story/a1bce65a0287470b2e5f12ca26c76102 https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/calombaris-is-not-a-victim-of-the-wage-theft-epidemic-20200212-p5401b https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/jul/18/celebrity-chef-george-calombaris-fined-for-underpaying-staff-by-78m https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/work/2020/02/26/woolworths-wage-theft/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/30/woolworths-underpaid-thousands-of-staff-by-up-to-300m https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/when-does-reasonable-unpaid-white-collar-work-become-wage-theft-20190801-p52cry.html
Question:
"Wage theft by large Australian corporations"
Suggested reading material:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/underpayment-as-business-model-what-is-wage-theft-20190509-p51lko.html
https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/heston-blumenthal-the-tax-havens-and-the-ripped-off-workers-20181207-p50ksz.html
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/two-sides-to-the-wage-theft-story/news-story/a1bce65a0287470b2e5f12ca26c76102
https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/calombaris-is-not-a-victim-of-the-wage-theft-epidemic-20200212-p5401b
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/jul/18/celebrity-chef-george-calombaris-fined-for-underpaying-staff-by-78m
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/work/2020/02/26/woolworths-wage-theft/
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/30/woolworths-underpaid-thousands-of-staff-by-up-to-300m
https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/when-does-reasonable-unpaid-white-collar-work-become-wage-theft-20190801-p52cry.html
https://theconversation.com/all-these-celebrity-restaurant-wage-theft-scandals-point-to-an-industry-norm-131286
Question: Do not ignore the suggested reading list, but conduct your own research into the issue of employee pay. Citing examples, identify other demographic, social or cultural groups who have been unfairly compensated for the work they perform. How many people are affected? To what extent are they affected? Does this issue affect only unskilled, casual workers? Or does it also affect professionals and those on salaries? (300 word limit)