There really is no excuse for wage theft.

Workers should be paid the appropriate and lawful amounts, and the same goes for superannuation payments.

Almost endless complexities created by authorities beset businesses.

Those are an especially big burden on small businesses, which don't tend to have in-house accountants, lawyers, HR professionals and so on.

Simplifying the landscape for them should be a government and local government priority, as long as adequate safety and environmental standards are imposed and enforced.

However, it's a pretty basic expectation that workers get paid what they are owed.

There wouldn't be an employer in Tasmania or nationally who didn't know that was a requirement.

It then becomes a case of ensuring that is done and understanding workers' exact entitl

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