wage theft

June* had recently moved from Thailand with her two sons and now ex-husband, and was thrilled to score a job as a hairdresser in NSW.But just days into her new role, she received a phone call from her boss to tell her she was fired. “She…

Would you rather be a front-desk clerk or "Director of First Impressions"? A barber or a "Grooming Manager"?How you answer could mean a significant difference in annual earnings. That's because companies routinely inflate workers'…

Feds retrieve nearly $400 million in unpaid wages for Aurora store employees…

Tech company IBM is slashing 3900 jobs – about 1.5 per cent of its global workforce – following in the footsteps of long list of other companies that have fired thousands of staff in recent months.The cuts will cost the company around…

If someone steals money from their employer, they could be guilty of a serious crime. But what if an employer takes money from their employee's paychecks? There's a good chance they'll get away with it, a CBS News investigation…

Aussie graduates are scoring lucrative salaries straight out of university, while 10 years in certain fields can see people earn as much as $450,000 annually.A survey of 2500 workers from The Aussie Corporate has revealed the salaries of…

Serial entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan has raised eyebrows after pocketing a staggering 70 per cent pay rise – despite months of investor backlash and slipping profits.The founder of online retailer Kogan scored a pay rise of $15.2 million,…

The CEO of a major Australian fashion retailer has sparked outrage after his staggering earnings were revealed just as staff alleged they were underpaid. On Friday, the Australian Financial Review released its CEO Salary Survey which found…