An Australian sushi restaurant chain that collapsed last year and was found to be underpaying staff has now racked up a debt worth $21million.
Sushi Bay and companies owned by the business went into liquidation over a few months early last year, with all but one of its 13 stores across NSW, the Northern Territory and Canberra closing up shop.
Operators of the Japanese restaurants were fined $15.3million by the Fair Work Ombudsman earlier this month for ‘deliberately exploiting vulnerable migrant workers’, including underpaying staff more than $650,000.
Sushi Bay’s debts have grown even higher, as seen in reports by liquidator Christopher Palmer of insolvency firm O’Brien Palmer, news.com.au reported.
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