Wage Inspectorate Victoria
A Paynesville restaurant is facing 409 charges in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria over alleged breaches of the state’s child employment laws.
It is alleged the restaurant continued to employ children without a permit and in contravention of other conditions attached to the employment despite having been contacted by the Wage Inspectorate about compliance with child employment laws.
Wage Inspectorate Victoria, the state’s child employment watchdog, alleges Deja’s Pty Ltd, trading as Three Double 8 Zero Pizza Bar & Grill, breached the law by:
- employing children under 15 without a permit on 161 occasions
- employing children for more hours than they are permitted to work
- employing children later than 9pm
- failing to provide rest breaks of 30-minutes for every 3 hours worked
- failing to provide a break of at least 12 hours between shifts.
The matter is listed for mention in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 2 August 2023.
The Wage Inspectorate will provide no
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