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Jail time proposed for bosses who underpay workers

A standard pay packet regarding the Living Wage Case decision that was handed down today by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Photo/Julian Smith

A standard pay packet regarding the Living Wage Case decision that was handed down by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Source: AAP

Bosses who deliberately underpay their staff could soon face jail time as part of a series of hard-line reforms designed to protect Australia's most vulnerable workers. The Migrant Workers' Taskforce has handed 22 reform recommendations to the federal government this week, all of which have now been accepted.



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