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[Link] Grill’d co-founder Geoff Bainbridge quits Lark Distilling board over alleged drug use video
Read: 16/2/2022 www.theguardian.com
Melbourne entrepreneur Geoff Bainbridge, a co-founder of Grill’d, has resigned as chief executive of an ASX-listed whiskey distillery after the emergence of video, published in a media outlet, purportedly showing him intoxicated while smoking methamphetamine.
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[Link] Union takes McDonald's to court, seeks $100 million in back pay
Read: 30/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
Jonathon Washington was 15 when he started working at McDonald's, and like most young workers, said he was not fully aware of his workplace rights. He said McDonald's inconsistently applied break rules in the three years he worked for the company and at times denied him 10 minute breaks.
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[Link] Grill’d co-founder Simon Crowe apologises for wearing Native American headdress to party
Read: 9/12/2021 www.theguardian.com
The co-founder of the multimillion-dollar Grill’d burger chain, Simon Crowe, has apologised for wearing a Native American headdress to an end of year staff costume Christmas party.
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