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'Theft is theft' - Bill making employers theft of workers' wages a crime passes (www.rnz.co.nz)

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This wasn't a crime before?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Make the fines, multiplied by the probability of actually getting fined, greater than the value of the theft and it becomes more economical not to steal peoples wages.

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