Former MasterChef judge Michel Roux Jr is to reimburse thousands of pounds to staff who he paid less than the legal minimum wage at his two Michelin starred Mayfair restaurant.
Mr Roux admitted “unintentionally” paying kitchen staff as little as £5.50 an hour for working up to 68 hours a week at Le Gavroche restaurant.
He has now written to former chefs to apologise and has promised to make up shortfalls.
Roux wrote: “It has been brought to my attention that some ex-staff may have been underpaid and this may affect you. If this is the case then please accept my apologies and reassurance that this was not intentional.”
A spokeswoman said: “Of the people he has been in contact with in the kitchen team, he will settle with everybody who feels they have a legitimate claim and he will honour it.”
Roux now faces a bill running into tens of thousands of pounds with one former chef telling the Guardian he is owed close to £8,000.
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