Introduction The following case study is going to look at the case of 7-Eleven petrol and convenience store chains in Australia and the underpayment of wages. The wage tampering was first brought to light in 2008 and was investigated up until 2016. The essay is first going to introduce the company and the give an overview of the white-collar crime they committed. Following that, the essay will review two criminology theories, the theories are social learning theory and routine activities theory it will give a description of the theories. Next, the essay will be applying the newly learnt criminological of routine activities theory and social learning theory to the case study of 7-Eleven to cover the motivation of this particular white collar
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The franchisees being the motivated offenders in this case could see that they the workers they were hiring were of limited English speaking backgrounds and therefore they could take advantage of this with their lack of understanding of the Australian workforce laws and regulations. They could see that they were able to get more of their foreign workers due to lack of understanding. They cut their wages and increased the hours of these employees to make more money. They were essentially getting more work out of them and having to pay them less, therefore gaining greater profits. The employees did not have any guardians to stop the employers from doing to them. This became a routine for the employers to make more profits for their …show more content…
In this particular case, a guardian could be a company representative that the overseas workers can turn to if they ever have any trouble understanding something at work, or if they need assistance. This company representative could be the representative for a number of stores based upon geographic location. This way if there is an issue faced by the foreign workers they have a direct link to someone who can provide them with the help they require. This company representative would then be the guardian and therefore should help stop any further workplace
The franchisees being the motivated offenders in this case could see that they the workers they were hiring were of limited English speaking backgrounds and therefore they could take advantage of this with their lack of understanding of the Australian workforce laws and regulations. They could see that they were able to get more of their foreign workers due to lack of understanding. They cut their wages and increased the hours of these employees to make more money. They were essentially getting more work out of them and having to pay them less, therefore gaining greater profits. The employees did not have any guardians to stop the employers from doing to them. This became a routine for the employers to make more profits for their …show more content…
In this particular case, a guardian could be a company representative that the overseas workers can turn to if they ever have any trouble understanding something at work, or if they need assistance. This company representative could be the representative for a number of stores based upon geographic location. This way if there is an issue faced by the foreign workers they have a direct link to someone who can provide them with the help they require. This company representative would then be the guardian and therefore should help stop any further workplace