Recorded Webinar: Wage Theft and Underpayments - Navigating the New Frontier

A spate of recent high-profile examples involving wage underpayments have shown that no industry is immune. With future reforms on the horizon, it has never been more important for employers and lawyers alike to understand how the landscape has changed and best practice strategies to consider if a suspected breach has occurred. This session will examine:

• Unpacking how wage theft can arise – deliberate and inadvertent

• The role of the Fair Work Ombudsman in receiving and determining claims

• Self-disclosure of underpayments to FWO – when should an employer fall on their sword?

• The impact of the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 on compliance

• Lessons from recent case law involving underpayments

• Future reforms, including criminal sanctions

• Tips to minimise exposure to wage theft litigation

• Conducting an effective wage theft audit