wage theft
The illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an…The illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee.
» Why isn't wage theft punished as harshly as other theft?
Warum wird Lohndiebstahl nicht ebenso empfindlich bestraft wie anderer Diebstahl?
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee.
Examples
3 sentencesWhy isn't wage theft punished as harshly as other theft?
deWarum wird Lohndiebstahl nicht ebenso empfindlich bestraft wie anderer Diebstahl? — mhr
Capitalism is wage theft.
Wages are theft.
Translations
3 languagesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable