Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
Business
Cassandra Morgan

Restaurant in Aust-first wage theft case

A Melbourne restaurant is being charged with wage theft, over pay withheld from four young staff. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A Victorian restaurant could be fined more than $1 million and have jail time doled out in an Australian first, over accusations it ripped workers off 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 northwest of Melbourne and its "officer".

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.