Restaurant faces $1m fine for allegedly shortchanging young staff in Australia-first wage theft case

Under Victoria’s wage theft laws the Macedon Lounge owner could be jailed if found guilty

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A Victorian restaurant faces a potential fine of more than $1m and jail time for its owner, in an Australian-first wage theft case brought over allegations it underpaid workers by thousands of dollars.

The Wage Inspectorate Victoria has deployed the first criminal wage theft charges in Australia, filing a combined 94 against the Macedon Lounge, north-west of Melbourne, and its “officer”.

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