Industrial Relations minister Christian Porter says he is considering tougher sanctions for companies that underpay their employees.
Tourism WA has canned ads featuring MasterChef's George Calombaris after the celebrity chef admitted underpaying $7.83 million in wages to employees.
And he should sign off with a message for workers.
A spate of untimely chef deaths has finally forced the restaurant industry to address how it deals with mental health.
Celebrity chef George Calombaris is facing more claims of underpayment,with another two former staff claiming they were not properly paid at his restaurants.
A $7.8 million payout to staff of celebrity chef George Calombaris could be dwarfed by that of another industry heavyweight,Neil Perry
Workers'rights advocates are calling for George Calombaris to be sacked from MasterChef for ripping off workers,while slamming the $200,000"contrition payment"handed to the celebrity chef as little more than a slap on the wrist.
George Calombaris’s $7.8 million payout to its staff is just one of many pointers to the rotten state of Australia’s high-end restaurant industry.
Celebrity chef George Calombaris has issued an apology after he was slapped with a massive fine after admitting to underpaying $7.83 million in wages to 515 current and former employees of his hospitality empire.