Sex, sleaze and hospitality
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Swillhouse festival on edge of collapse as company pleads with staff and suppliers
The company said it was ‘heartbroken’ by the sexual assault allegations as it pleaded with staff and suppliers not to abandon them.
- by Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
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MeToo movement
My daughter was a bartender. Like me, she had to endure the gropers
Seriously, despite #MeToo, there remains a 1980s tolerance of bad behaviour in the hospitality industry.
- by Tania Ewing
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Investigation
Swillhouse scandal: The sordid bet that unfolded behind the bank vault door at Baxter Inn
Graphic content: When hospitality group Swillhouse opened a new whisky bar, the all-male team was issued a challenge: a special prize for being to the first to have sex with a customer.
- by Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
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Investigation
Swillhouse CEO Anton Forte stands down from restaurant association board
Revelations in a Herald and Good Food investigation triggered immediate industry blowback as sponsors, artists and partners pulled out of Swillhouse’s upcoming festival.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
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Investigation
Sex, sleaze and hospitality
A Herald and Good Food investigation reveals a top Sydney restaurant group allegedly ousted female staff after they reported sexual assaults and encouraged on-duty sex and drug use.
‘It’s a toxic culture’: The sexual assault reckoning in the hospitality industry
Bars are common sites of abuse but fine-dining restaurants are not immune, and cultural change is urgently needed.
- by Dani Valent
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Investigation
Sex, sleaze and Swillhouse: The sinister side of the glitzy hospitality scene
One of Sydney’s top bar and restaurant groups allegedly pushed female staff out of the company after reporting sexual assaults and encouraged staff to have sex with patrons and take drugs on duty.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
