George Calombaris' empire $7.8m hit & the hospitality industry

[Poetic Justice]

Source; the age https://www.theage.com.au/national/...candal-blows-out-to-7-8m-20190718-p5289u.html

The full extent of the underpayment scandal has dwarfed initial estimates by Calombaris from April 2017, when his company Made Establishment announced that 162 workers had been underpaid $2.6 million because of "historically poor processes".

At the time, Mr Sali said he was "prepared for a few potholes in the books" when he first invested, but was unaware that hundreds of staff had been ripped off. Calombaris said he was devastated.

I guess this opens up a discussion regarding how this is a wide spread part of the industry, how George's devastation is most likely insincere and a discussion about penalty rates etc.

What's your thoughts?

 

[boncer34]

Silent Alarm

 

[jaymasha]

Source; the age https://www.theage.com.au/national/...candal-blows-out-to-7-8m-20190718-p5289u.html





I guess this opens up a discussion regarding how this is a wide spread part of the industry, how George's devastation is most likely insincere and a discussion about penalty rates etc.

What's your thoughts?

Didn't he openly state that public holiday and weekend rates were bad for business and reduce profits?

Colour me surprised.

 

[Poetic Justice]

Didn't he openly state that public holiday and weekend rates were bad for business and reduce profits?

Colour me surprised.

He wasn't lying...
Though it's no excuse.

 

[LeBuddyRoughShow]

Jason Akermanis gets sacked for writing a column that caused controversy (no financial loss to anyone except Aker). This guy rips off low paid workers for nearly $8 million, yet Masterchef support him, and he gets a fine he would consider loose change. Jail and an $8 million fine on top of repaying wages would have been more appropriate

 

[jaymasha]

He wasn't lying...
Though it's no excuse.

Never said he was lying. I guess penalty rates don’t apply if you just refuse to pay them

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[Richard Pryor]

Classic! Didn't he punch a child at a soccer game as well?

 

[Hamingja]

And that is the top end of hospitality. Imagine how much the small businesses are taking advantage of international students.

 

[Present Not Past]

If you ever got one of these in the mail, you've just been Calombarised.

 

[Ronnie Baby]

Classic! Didn't he punch a child at a soccer game as well?

Yep


And he booed Adam Goodes

 

[Brick Loosener]

Not surprised. Every chef I've worked with that has worked under him hates his guts.