联邦银行和联邦证券局对工资不足的工人处以罚款,因为澳大利亚的新法律将工资盗窃定为刑事罪行。 Commonwealth Bank and CommSec fined for underpaying workers as new laws criminalize wage theft in Australia.

联邦银行和CommSec因支付不足的7 000名工人1 600万美元而被罚款1 030万美元。 Commonwealth Bank and CommSec were fined $10.3 million for underpaying 7,000 workers by $16 million. 从1月1日起,蓄意低薪工人现在属于刑事犯罪,罚款最高为780万美元或三倍于低薪金额,最高为10年监禁,或两者并罚。 As of January 1, intentionally underpaying workers is now a criminal offense, with fines up to $7.8 million or three times the underpaid amount, up to 10 years in prison, or both. 澳大利亚工会理事会声称,有多达100万工人受到工资不足的影响。 The Australian Council of Trade Unions claims up to one million workers are affected by underpayments.