Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for McPherson for her question. In 1997 the coalition government put in place a workplace regulator with real teeth—the Office of Workplace Services. The Office of Workplace Services has recovered nearly $50 million for underpaid employees since 1997. Since March last year, the OWS has recovered $11.4 million on behalf of over 7,400 underpaid employees. It has also taken legal action—I think you people should be listening to this—

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