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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Greens want superannuation theft made a crime in Labor’s workplace bill

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Labor’s industrial relations bill does not list superannuation theft as a new offence, which the Greens are urging the government to include. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Greens have urged the Albanese government to make superannuation theft a crime, after failure to pay super was not included in the proposed wage theft offence in Labor’s closing loopholes bill.

The Greens’ employment spokesperson, Senator Barbara Pocock, has warned that unpaid super is costing workers at least $3.3bn a year, more than double the amount estimated to be lost through wage theft ($1.3bn).

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