1406. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
I refer to the inquiry into wage theft.
(1) When will the minister release the report of the inquiry?
(2) Does the minister intend to progress legislative reform based on recommendations from the inquiry?
(3) If yes to (2), when?
(4) If no to (2), why not?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [9.59 pm]: After being contacted by a very distressed constituent recently, I felt it was important to rise and again speak about the issue of wage theft. The last time I spoke about this was in response to Hon Kyle McGinn’s motion on modern slavery back in March. Since that time, I do not think a week has gone by in which we have not heard about yet another wage theft scandal. I am really concerned that it seems to be a systemic and ingrained problem.
