MasterChef star George Calombaris has been hit with a substantial fine after admitting to underpaying almost $8 million in wages to past and current employees. MasterChef star George Calombaris has been hit with a substantial fine after admitting to underpaying almost $8 million in wages to past and current employees. READ MORE:* MasterChef judge George Calombaris' underpayment scandal blows out to $8.15 million* MasterChef Australia judge George Calmobaris pleads guilty to assault* Celebrity Australian chef's restaurants underpaid staff $2.8 million"A fine of $200,000 is nowhere near enough - that's less than three per cent of what he stole," Ms Belfrage said. MasterChef Australia judges (l-r) Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston. "George should pay a serious price for this massive theft of workers' wages.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2019 19:52 UTC