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27-04-2023, 03:51 PM
Sophia Ankel
Apr 26, 2023, 6:00 PM GMT+8
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His clownish image camouflages a darker pattern, according to the lawsuits and interviews: allegations of wage theft, discrimination, labor violations, and a testosterone-saturated culture of fear. And while he puffs on cigars and flashes his expensive watches, his restaurants offer a false promise of luxury, the former staffers say.
The former staffers — whose jobs ranged from front-of-house roles like waiter, bartender, and host to manager and head sommelier — told Insider the internet icon was prone to favoritism and frequent, unpredictable firings.
It looks "gold from the outside," a former bartender at Nusr-Et London told Insider. "But shit from inside."
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One former bartender at Gökçe's Mykonos restaurant compared his boss to a dictator. Another, the former bartender at the London steakhouse, compared its environment to the "Hunger Games," saying staffers never knew whether they would be fired before the end of their shift.
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A November 2021 lawsuit describes a similar environment. In the complaint, Elizabeth Cruz, a former bartender at Nusr-Et New York, alleges she was asked by a general manager to change into a "short skirt, high-heels, and revealing top" on her first day of work. Upon realizing she was Dominican, Cruz said in her filing, her manager told her, "My wife is Dominican. I know how you women are," which she took as a suggestion of sexual promiscuity.
Though she felt humiliated, Cruz complied with the manager's request. Her male colleagues began to harass her, the filing said. One employee told her that she should work as a stripper.
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Two weeks into the job, Cruz asked to wear the standard uniform of pants and a button-down shirt instead, but the manager denied her request. Several days later, she was fired.
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In November 2018, Compere was fired when a diner complained about finding a piece of glass on their table, the lawsuit says. Though at least seven employees were involved, the complaint says, the only two fired were women.
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a colleague forced to pay 3,000 dirhams because her table left without paying.
"And that was obviously not her mistake. I don't think it's fair," she said.
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In his lawsuit, Maher also claimed that he had to tell customers the New York steakhouses' meat was halal — food permitted by Islam — "despite the fact that this claim was not true."
Much better to read full article at: https://www.insider.com/salt-bae-lawsuit...kce-2023-4
Apr 26, 2023, 6:00 PM GMT+8
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His clownish image camouflages a darker pattern, according to the lawsuits and interviews: allegations of wage theft, discrimination, labor violations, and a testosterone-saturated culture of fear. And while he puffs on cigars and flashes his expensive watches, his restaurants offer a false promise of luxury, the former staffers say.
The former staffers — whose jobs ranged from front-of-house roles like waiter, bartender, and host to manager and head sommelier — told Insider the internet icon was prone to favoritism and frequent, unpredictable firings.
It looks "gold from the outside," a former bartender at Nusr-Et London told Insider. "But shit from inside."
......
One former bartender at Gökçe's Mykonos restaurant compared his boss to a dictator. Another, the former bartender at the London steakhouse, compared its environment to the "Hunger Games," saying staffers never knew whether they would be fired before the end of their shift.
......
A November 2021 lawsuit describes a similar environment. In the complaint, Elizabeth Cruz, a former bartender at Nusr-Et New York, alleges she was asked by a general manager to change into a "short skirt, high-heels, and revealing top" on her first day of work. Upon realizing she was Dominican, Cruz said in her filing, her manager told her, "My wife is Dominican. I know how you women are," which she took as a suggestion of sexual promiscuity.
Though she felt humiliated, Cruz complied with the manager's request. Her male colleagues began to harass her, the filing said. One employee told her that she should work as a stripper.
......
Two weeks into the job, Cruz asked to wear the standard uniform of pants and a button-down shirt instead, but the manager denied her request. Several days later, she was fired.
......
In November 2018, Compere was fired when a diner complained about finding a piece of glass on their table, the lawsuit says. Though at least seven employees were involved, the complaint says, the only two fired were women.
......
a colleague forced to pay 3,000 dirhams because her table left without paying.
"And that was obviously not her mistake. I don't think it's fair," she said.
......
In his lawsuit, Maher also claimed that he had to tell customers the New York steakhouses' meat was halal — food permitted by Islam — "despite the fact that this claim was not true."
Much better to read full article at: https://www.insider.com/salt-bae-lawsuit...kce-2023-4
