The swanky Menlyn establishment’s employer failed to compensate the employees by the prescribed minimum wage rate for 2024 which is R27,58 per hour.
South Africa - Pretoria - 16 September 2024. The EFF visit Babel restaurant in Menlyn following compliance complaints.Picture: Oupa Mokoena / Independent NewspapersThe joint inspection operation carried out at Menlyn’s swanky Babel Restaurant and the nearby Ocean Basket has found both eateries owed their workers over R1.3 million in unpaid wages.
The swanky Menlyn establishment’s employer failed to compensate the employees by the prescribed minimum wage rate for 2024/25 which is R27.58 per hour. The workers at Babel restaurant allegedly worked 12 and 15-hour shifts daily, which was in contravention of the daily and weekly rest periods provided for in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.over the eateries alleged exploitative hiring practices, which saw staff pay for their own uniforms and 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 Ministry said at least three people were arrested during the sting operation conducted by the inspection team led by the Acting Director General Viwe Mlenzana, the Department of Home Affairs Immigration, the Bargaining Council and the Hawks.
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