Intentional Wage Theft Now Criminalized in New Zealand
By EsqSocial Corporation 09/04/25
Following the introduction of a similar reform in Australia in January, New Zealand has now criminalized intentional wage theft by employers. As “intentional wage theft” doesn’t come with a specific legal definition under the New Zealand Crimes Act, its meaning would fall to the common law definition and interpretation by the court....
By: Littler