Many of these men are seriously rich with glittering media careers as the high-end food craze has turned them into celebrities from TV shows such as MasterChef.
Too often the exploited workers - many of whom are temporary migrants - get nothing or a fraction of what they are entitled to. At the same time, penalties need to be much higher while the regulator, the Fair Work Ombudsman, needs to ditch what is too often a collaborative regulatory approach.
This bloke charges $$$ for a degustation menu of pretentious teaspoon size portions to wannabes and then rips off his workers, what an arsehole.
What crock if big business where cheating banks you can bet business would be going to court.
It's borderline slavery, unless there were other benefits provided that were not monetary .If they accepted the job in return for working to build up the their own brand and employability on the reputation of the business , it was not a prison, unless references were withheld.
If workers would just join Unions in big numbers this sort of slavery would not exist.
lock him up.
Utterly disgraceful
I can't afford these fancy restaurant but love going to pubs and club where you get really nice food at a reasonable price and cheaper drinks and the staff seem to be very happy. These owners must feel entitled because they appear on t.v. and become big headed, and cheat.
Everyone working a salaried job does overtime and unpaid work to build a career. Get over it! How soft are we becoming as a nation. Whinghers
Yes. Disgraceful. Pleased for staff who will finally be paid their rightful earnings. How many other companies/wealthy owners are also ripping off their employees. Deregulation of the industry only benefits employers. Even when caught - mere slap on the wrist
MasterTheif
masterchefau any comment?
slackbastard George Orwell, who knew a thing or two about working in restaurants said this (controversially)
Anyone else stole $7.83M would go to jail..& that’s what he did he stole from his employees..
When you have a Government that already enables...penalties cut...how is anyone surprised...
During my brief hospitality working days when the pay packet didn’t match what I was promised, I took a small loss and never turned up the next day
Yes it is . Its a business model
Will ScottMorrisonMP AlboMP LiberalAus AustralianLabor dine at a GeorgeCalombaris restaurant - politicians talk a lot let see what they do know
Wage theft could be greatly reduced if the state Govt were to spend enough funds to deploy onsite inspectors with prosecutorial powers. The other issue of O/S students illegally working in excess of their visa permissable 20 hours, also needs to be checked.
Wage theft fines are cheaper than a loan from the bank. Listen up employers. Go ahead. I agree this is the latest budiness model.
Surely that kind of modern, white slavery should be recognised as a jailable offence?
wow 4 tweets in two hours about this.... you really have it in for this guy don't you?