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Chef takes restaurant to court over underpayment claims

Former Rockpool chef Rohit Karki speaks to the media outside the Federal Court in Melbourne

Former Rockpool chef Rohit Karki speaks to the media outside the Federal Court in Melbourne Source: AAP

The man says he was paid just 12 dollars per hour and sometimes slept at the restaurant when rostered on consecutive shifts lasting 20 hours each.


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By Greg Dyett

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The man says he was paid just 12 dollars per hour and sometimes slept at the restaurant when rostered on consecutive shifts lasting 20 hours each.



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