He was forced to apologise earlier in the year after he underpaid his restaurant staff.
And it seems the staff of George Calombaris’ company – Made Establishments – will have to wait up to a year to be paid what they are owed $2.6 million in unpaid wages, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
The delay is reported to be until June 2018, which has left former employees angry at the millionaire TV chef and his business partner Radek Sali.
‘It was their fault and now they want us to wait!’: It seems the staff of George Calombaris’ company – Made Establishments – will have to wait up to a year to be paid what they are owed $2.6 million in unpaid wages
In a recent letter to staff, the Masterchef star’s chief executive, Troy McDonagh, announced that the company had not met it’s deadline to submit their internal audit to the Fair Work Ombudsman in April.
The company said it had spent $2.6 million to compensate 160 current employees.
In the letter he said: ‘Whilst we have made significant progress in our investigations and in compensating former employees, the total number of individual investigations we have taken to properly and accurately assess each claim is substantially greater than what we first anticipated.’
Mr McDonagh added that the company will continue to keep the Ombudsman and former staff informed of what was happening and their payments.
Long wait: The delay is reported to be until June 2018, which has left former employees angry at the millionaire TV chef and his business partner Radek Sali
‘We are absolutely committed to ensuring people receive all the payments they are entitled to under the Award,’ he added.
Meanwhile, a disgruntled employee told the publication: ‘These guys are millionaires. It was their fault, they admitted to it, and now they want us to wait. This may not be a lot of money to them, but it’s a fortune for me.’
An FWO spokesman said they do not believe the former workers need to wait that long to recieve the money that is owed to them.
George Calombaris’ chief executive, Troy McDonagh (left) said, ‘We are absolutely committed to ensuring people receive all the payments they are entitled to under the Award,’ (pictured right Radek Sali)
This also comes after George pleaded guilty to assaulting a 19-year-old man in May during the soccer grand final between Melbourne Victory and winners Sydney FC.
Footage captured from the event shows Calombaris approaching the fan after the man yelled abuse at him over the underpaid wages of his restaurant employees.
Earlier in the year the FFA refused to confirm to Daily Mail Australia if Calombaris’ guilty plea means he is now banned from attending football games.
Not happy: A disgruntled employee told the publication: ‘These guys are millionaires. It was their fault, they admitted to it, and now they want us to wait. This may not be a lot of money to them, but it’s a fortune for me’