Franchisees advised to steal workers' wages, inquiry hears

Muffin Break owner says he was told by franchisor to ‘consider underpaying staff I can trust’• Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon The parliamentary inquiry into the franchise sector has been handed a “chilling” succession of similar stories by small-business owners who claim franchisors suggested they should steal wages from vulnerable workers.Labor senator Deborah O’Neill, who is deputy chair of the committee investigating franch