Franchising Archives - Industrial Relations Claims

Franchisee sues The Coffee Club claiming the business sent him broke

January 1, 2020
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Federal Court, Franchising, Hospitality, Queensland

The former operator of a Coffee Club franchise located at the Gold Coast is taking the company to court claiming it set him up to fail. Jeremy Swift, who ran the outlet for 15 years, wants more than a million…

Undercover Coffee Club spies check on alleged wage theft

November 19, 2019
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Franchising, Hospitality, Queensland, Wage Theft, Wages

Undercover staff were sent to spy on a Brisbane Coffee Club franchise to check if workers were being paid their proper wages and entitlements. The Coffee Club Franchising Company took the extraordinary action believing the owners of the store were…