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downrightmikeyesterday at 8:34 PM1 replyview on HN

Wage theft by employers in Canada outpaces retail theft, costing Canadian workers an estimated $15 billion annually. In contrast, organized retail shrink and shoplifting cost the retail sector roughly $9 billion per year.


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bkoyesterday at 10:39 PM

I dont see your point. Because wage theft is a thing a small minority can steal and drive up costs for everyone.

Also I never understood what wage theft really is. My experience has been the opposite. People paid to work and doing shit like reading news, social media or shopping. You'll also see spikes in shopping on Monday as people go back to "work". That's the reason it's called cyber Monday. Most companies are extremely over staffed w maybe like 20% of people in non bs roles.

Im sure you'll point me to some left leaning think tank detailing how everyone is getting screwed over but its just not my experience