澳大利亚名厨Michael Lambie旗下餐厅Juni的前经理Richard Duncan已向联邦巡回法院提起诉讼，指控餐厅提议用员工小费赔偿破损玻璃杯费用的做法违反劳动法，并因其反对该提议而遭到报复。1Duncan在2025年2月向Lambie表示，这一做法可能违反澳大利亚劳动法。1Lambie随后回应称，"即使员工向Fair Work投诉，Fair Work也不会理睬"。1
在Duncan提出异议数月后，Juni于2025年8月以成本压力为由宣布其岗位冗余。1然而Duncan声称，餐厅在宣布裁员前数周曾告知其已实现40万澳元利润，预计首年赚100万澳元。1此外，Juni在2月通过招聘平台Seek刊登了年薪高达10万澳元的餐厅经理职位，职责与Duncan的合同相符。1Duncan要求获得失业补偿、罚款和名誉赔偿。1
这桩案件反映了澳大利亚高端餐饮业的workplace compliance问题。1根据Fair Work Ombudsman的数据，澳大利亚Fair Work去年从餐饮业恢复了310万澳元未支付工资。1
A former manager of Juni restaurant, owned by celebrity chef Michael Lambie, has filed a case in Australia's Federal Circuit Court alleging serious workplace violations, including an unlawful scheme to deduct employee tips for damaged glassware 1. Richard Duncan claims that in February 2025, Lambie proposed that staff use their tips to compensate for broken glasses, a practice Duncan warned would violate Australian labor law 1. When Duncan opposed the arrangement, Lambie responded by saying that "even if employees complained to Fair Work, Fair Work wouldn't care," according to Duncan's account 1.
After raising these concerns, Duncan alleges he faced a series of retaliatory actions culminating in his dismissal 1. Juni announced in August 2025 that Duncan's position had been made redundant due to cost pressures 1. However, Duncan contends that weeks before his termination, he had been informed the restaurant had achieved AUD 400,000 in profit and was projecting AUD 1 million in revenue for its first full year 1. Duncan's claims are further supported by the fact that Juni advertised for a restaurant manager role through recruitment platform Seek in February at a salary of up to AUD 100,000 annually—responsibilities that aligned with Duncan's employment contract 1.
Duncan is seeking unemployment compensation, penalties, and damages for lost reputation 1. His case highlights broader compliance issues within Australia's high-end dining sector, where the Fair Work Ombudsman recovered AUD 3.1 million in unpaid wages from the hospitality industry last year 1. Juni is majority-owned by Red Rock Venues, which generated AUD 93 million in revenue last year and holds a two-thirds stake in the restaurant 1.
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