Exclusive: Workers at Grill’d look set to get paid more per hour in a New Year boost for the burger chain.
A former Grill’d worker told news.com.au she lost out on $4300 as a result of being forced to go through the burger chain’s taxpayer-funded training program.
“One of the reasons I’m paid so little is because Grill’d pressured me to do a dodgy traineeship. It’s just an excuse to pay me trainee wages,” the 23-year-old said. Grill’d founder Simon Crowe issued a message to staff in November ahead of an upcoming media expose. Picture: Andrew HenshawNinety-two per cent of 370 current and former Grill’d workers surveyed in 2018 by an Australian University Union student group reportedly said the traineeship wasn’t worth it.
“We are proud of our traineeship program and that our team members continually win nationally recognised customer service accolades as a result of their training,” a Grill’d spokeswoman told AAP earlier this month.
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