Posts tagged "George Calombaris business collapse"

Two of Janine Allis' sons appear set to follow in their mother's entrepreneurial footsteps, after becoming the new owners of frozen yoghurt chain Yo-Chi.

Most businesses do not set out to deliberately short change their staff, but fall victim to misinterpreting the complex Australian awards structure.

Back in 2012, former Masterchef judge George Calombaris was making headlines for a legal stoush over ice cream.

"It’s no wonder so many hospitality businesses are going to the wall. There's just no money left over after everyone has been paid."

The unions and media piled-on celebrity chef George Calombaris after his restaurant empire underpaid workers. But what did it all achieve?

By underpaying his workers, George Calombaris broke a promise to his employees. And that broken promise led to the collapse of MAdE Entertainment.