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REILLY CRUCIFIED OVER STAFF PAY GAFFE MUCK-RAKING

Inner west stalwart Ray Reilly is battling a tsunami of criticism of his group and himself, following a muck-raking article in News.com.au claiming “ongoing and systematic” wage theft from minimum wage workers. Monday’s story – sensationally headlined “Sydney pub empire underpaid staff by $100k” – has seen re-prints across the country, and scores of people

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MERIVALE DODGES DAGGERS OVER END OF EBA

Immensely successful and popular hospitality group Merivale is being lampooned for the decision to end its out-dated WorkChoices employment contract for staff, adding insult to irony. High-flying 40-something bar tsar Justin Hemmes has built his family operation to count over 70 licensed venues, employing around 3,000 workers. Hemmes also effectively contributes to the employment of

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ALH IN DAMAGE CONTROL FOLLOWING WILD ACCUSATIONS

Fairfax has published a damning expose on the alleged workings of Woolworths-backed ALH and its approach to optimising gaming revenue through patron monitoring and inducements. Yesterday’s story in the Sydney Morning Herald alludes to a company-wide system of recording and sharing detailed information on gaming regulars, including gambling habits and conversational prompts, for the purpose

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COUGHLAN’S BOTANY VIEW CENTRAL TO SSM SUPPORT, GRAFFITI AND DIVORCE

Paddy Coughlan’s Botany View Hotel is seeing a social media brouhaha over a highly controversial mural painted on the pub the day of the news – and vandalised the same night. Social activist artist Scott Marsh began the large mural depicting former PM Tony Abbott embracing Cardinal George Pell the morning of the same-sex marriage

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