Popular Melbourne cafes under “close scrutiny” after underpaying workers $25,000
Two cafes located in Melbourne brunch hotspots have admitted to underpaying over two-dozen workers and will be subject to “close scrutiny”.
Two cafes in Melbourne’s biggest brunch hotspots have admitted to underpaying workers nearly $25,000 and will find themselves under “close scrutiny” from Australia’s workplace watchdog after entering a three-year-long enforceable undertaking with the regulator.
In a statement, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) revealed Touchwood Cafe in Richmond and A Minor Place cafe in Brunswick were found to be underpaying 26 workers, with a total of $24,947 in underpayments being clocked up over the first four months of 2018. Both cafes are owned by the same director.
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