The police, Home Affairs and the Department of Labour conducted a sting operation on Sunday night after a woman detailed her alleged workplace horror, where she allegedly worked without a formal contract, paid for her own uniform and expressed that workers at the restaurant were handed fines, to allegedly fund cutlery and breakage fees.
Authorities have arrested at least three people at the Babel restaurant in Menlyn after a former staffer at the weekend lifted the lid on alleged unfair and exploitative labour practices at the swanky new eatery.
The police, Home Affairs and the Department of Labour conducted a sting operation on Sunday night after a woman took to TikTok on Saturday, detailing her alleged workplace horror. The woman also shared how she was required to buy her own equipment - including bottle openers, cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and cutters, and alleged there was no basic salary, only tips and a daily non-refundable breakage fee of R200.The Economic Freedom Fighters in Tshwane paid a visit to the restaurant on Saturday, before authorities also followed up swiftly on Sunday night, raiding both Babel and the nearby Oceans Basket at the Menyln Shopping Centre.
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