I apologise to them. "The thing that I need to say is, 2017, we found the problem, we self-reported," he said. "Right now there's 642 team members that I absolutely adore. "He said the underpayment was an oversight and that his employees "are everything to us".Here's how to get what you're owed if you're worried you're not being paid correctly. "I've talked to him this morning, he's upset. George genuinely loves the staff, that's why he wants to pay them back," Preston told ABC Radio Melbourne.

"Any team members overpaid will not be asked to pay back any money," the email to staff said. I want to be clear that getting it right means ensuring that every single one of our team members is paid what they are entitled to under the industry award, and that any outstanding money owed to staff is rectified. Chef George Calombaris has been fined for underpaying hundreds of staff by nearly $8 million. "We're multiple restaurants. "I want to apologise to all my team, both past and present, for the effect I've had on them, we've had on them. "Preston said wide-scale underpayment was not an issue confined to the hospitality industry, taking aim at the ABC for He said whether MasterChef would be damaged by the revelations would depend "on how people perceive it".The undertaking requires each venue to pay for independent auditors to check pay and conditions every year until 2022.Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said in a statement that the undertaking committed MAdE Establishment to "stringent measures to ensure that current and future employees across their restaurant group are paid correctly".

We need harsher penalties, directors to be held responsible for their actions and rights for unions to access workplaces and ensure that workers are being paid correctly. "Calombaris said he now wanted to be a "voice for change". Like, a terrible mistake'. Made Establishment also failed to keep proper records of hours worked by staff on an annualised basis, leading to significant underpayment of overtime and penalty rate hours.Under the agreement, Calombaris will be required to implement new payroll and compliance systems and each venue must be independently audited for the next three years.Made Establishment has now back-paid more than $7.83 million to 515 current or former employees of Press Club, Gazi and Hellenic Republic for work between 2011 and 2017, and a further $16,371 has been back-paid to nine employees of Jimmy Grants.In a statement, Made Establishment confirmed it had entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman “after self-reporting incorrect payments of staff”.George Calombaris arrives at the Downing Centre court in 2018.

"I think one of the things we will agree on, is you've got to pay your staff what you owe. Jimmy Grants paid a further $16,371 to nine employees.The staff were underpaid for work between 2011 and 2017.Former Hellenic Republic waitress Orlaith Belfrage, "George should pay a serious price for this massive theft of workers' wages," said Ms Belfrage, who is now an organiser for the Hospo Voice union. "Regrettably, our attention to detail at that time wasn't at a level it should have been, but we now have a CEO and human resources manager in place," Calombaris said.Yet, the payout figure is expected to swell as Made Establishment sets out contacting former staff.The bungle also resulted in nearly half of all staff members being overpaid their base salary. I am so sorry we have messed up and let you down on a fundamental issue," Calombaris said in an email to staff on Monday. In February 2020, MAdE went into voluntary administration with the majority of its venues closed immediately. Calombaris was one of the judges of the Network 10 series MasterChef Australia from 2009 to 2019. Following yesterday’s news that MasterChef judge George Calombaris has been ordered to pay a $200,000 fine after being found guilty of underpaying staff at his Melbourne restaurants by nearly $8m, a former staff member has slammed the Celebrity chef for his misconduct.

"Workers have requested repeatedly that Calombaris hand over records so that they can recover their stolen wages and he has not provided them with the documents they need to recover their money," she said.Matt Preston, Calombaris's co-host on MasterChef, said his friend was sorry about what had happened.