Two New South Wales government agencies are assessing allegations that leading hospitality group Merivale condoned drug use at its venues, failed to adequately respond to claims of sexual assault and screened at an awards night uncensored CCTV footage of people having sex.
SafeWork NSW is making enquiries into the allegations uncovered by the ABC, which a spokesperson described as "concerning".
The allegations, which were part of an ABC investigation into the hospitality industry, have been described as serious and concerning by Liquor and Gaming NSW and SafeWork NSW. A spokesperson for Liquor and Gaming NSW told the ABC that it "views the recent allegations in the media regarding the Merivale Group seriously".
Another former staff member alleges she was grabbed by two men while on shift, but was criticised by her manager when she reported the incident. Scenes taken from CCTV vision shown at a Merivale staff party in 2017. These images were blurred by the ABC.In response to allegations it failed to adequately address claims of sexual assault, a spokesperson for Merivale said: "We have no record of the incidents that you have described. We are therefore unable to respond to what we consider to be unfair questions."
Bridget Raffal, the Director of Women and Revolution — an organisation supporting women in the wine and hospitality industry — described the screening of CCTV vision by Merivale as "dressing up exploitation as some twisted form of entertainment".
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