Muffin Break Franchisee Slapped With 360 Charges Over Child Labour

Staff work in a busy Lygon Street cafe in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2021. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Victoria’s child employment watchdog, Wage Inspectorate Victoria, has slapped a Muffin Break franchisee in Westfield Southland Shopping Centre with 360 child labour charges.

Wage Inspectorate Victoria alleges that between March and October 2022, the franchisees of Muffin Break (Southland), Rianshi Pty Ltd., failed to comply with the Child Employment Act 2003.