Celebrity chef George Calombaris has been found to have underpaid staff at his restaurants by nearly $8 million. The Fair Work Ombudsman has fined the MasterChef Australia judge and his Made Establishment company $200,000. Calombaris must implement new payroll and compliance systems across his stable of restaurants that include Hellenic Republic, Gazi and Jimmy Grants. Made founder and director Calombaris apologised to all former and current staff affected. The company must fund external auditors to check pay and conditions for workers across the group every year until 2022.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 17, 2019 23:15 UTC