He’s the celebrity chef who has suffered a series of scandals in 2017.
But now George Calombaris looks determined to make good on one as as his company Made Establishments has vowed to fork out $2.6 million in unpaid wages within weeks.
The announcement, made on Monday, comes just days after staff were told they could wait up to a year to receive compensation.
The heat is on! George Calombaris promises to reimburse underpaid staff within just ONE month… And the bill is a whopping $2.6 MILLION
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the company has said it will settle all claims by mid-October.
According to the newspaper Troy McDonagh, chief executive at Made Establishment, had emailed staff to advise of the commitment.
The publication printed extracts from the communication from McDonagh, which stated: “We are committed to reconciling and settling your claim by Friday, October 13, 2017.”
In the email the company also promised to assess and process new claims within four weeks of receiving them.
A difficult year: Unpaid wages is just one of a number of scandals that has plagued George Calombaris in 2017
The announcement comes after the Fair Work Ombudsman posted signs around Melbourne’s CBD that featured a photograph of the Masterchef judge and the words ‘Does this guy owe you money?’
The image went viral across social media.
Last week, 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.
Tensions run high: Last week, George pleaded guilty to assaulting a 19-year-old man in May at a soccer match. 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
Back to business as usual soon? George’s company Made Establishments has vowed to fork out $2.6 million in unpaid wages by mid-October despite orignally saying staff could wait up to a year to receive compensation