The NSW government authority will examine the disturbing allegations at hospitality group Swillhouse, as bartender Jenna Hemsworth identifies herself as a complainant.
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.The NSW government is probing claims of sexual assault, harassment and drug use at the Swillhouse Group as the former Australian Bartender of the Year alleges she was sexually assaulted while working for the company which runs six of Sydney’s best-known venues.
Hemsworth, who requested her photograph not be published with this story, said she was told she was a “square peg in a round hole” after she reported the alleged assault to the company.The company has denied it discriminated against employees who raised allegations of sexual assault. “I stand by what I said in this article,” Hemsworth said. “My choice to remain anonymous until now has been to place the onus on the culture that allowed this to happen - not on me as a victim.
“I can sleep well at night knowing I’ve done all I can to make this industry a little bit safer than it was when I entered it. Can you ? I hope you learn. And I hope you grow. And I hope to god this signals the beginning of the end of this cycle of abuse.”
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