Seriously,despite #MeToo,there remains a 1980s tolerance of bad behaviour in the hospitality industry.
Graphic content:When hospitality group Swillhouse opened a new whisky bar,the all-male team was issued a challenge:a special prize for being to the first to have sex with a customer.
Revelations in a Herald and Good Food investigation triggered immediate industry blowback as sponsors,artists and partners pulled out of Swillhouse’s upcoming festival.
A Herald and Good Food investigation reveals a top Sydney restaurant group allegedly ousted female staff after they reported sexual assaults and encouraged on-duty sex and drug use.
Bars are common sites of abuse but fine-dining restaurants are not immune,and cultural change is urgently needed.
One of Sydney’s top bar and restaurant groups allegedly pushed female staff out of the company after reporting sexual assaults and encouraged staff to have sex with patrons and take drugs on duty.