85°C cafe chain gets $42,775 bill for paying workers $12 an hour

By Patrick Hatch
Updated July 7 2015 - 1:13pm, first published July 6 2015 - 10:00pm
The cafe chain has written a formal apology to the exploited workers, paid them owed wages, made a $5000 donation to the Asian Women at Work support group and will undergo workplace relations training and hire external accountants to audit its practices. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
The cafe chain has written a formal apology to the exploited workers, paid them owed wages, made a $5000 donation to the Asian Women at Work support group and will undergo workplace relations training and hire external accountants to audit its practices. Photo: Sahlan Hayes

A Taiwanese cafe chain has been caught paying its Australian workers as little as $12 an hour, prompting the workplace watchdog to warn foreign-owned businesses they must by abide local laws.

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