McDonald's hit with $250m wage theft claim for allegedly denying workers breaks

The case, which has been launched in the Federal Court claim by union SDA, will be one of the biggest in Australian history if it is successful.

The claim is being made against the fast food giant itself and 328 McDonald's operators across the country.The SDA is alleging the workers were not informed of their entitlement to an uninterrupted 10-minute break when working four hours or more, as is set out under the Fast Food Award.SDA secretary Gerard Dwyer said McDonald's attention to detail with its products made it unbelievable the breaks were missed by accident.

"It's about sending a clear message that this systematic exploitation of young workers will not be tolerated," he said.McDonald's has said it "intends to fully defend the claim" in a written statement. "McDonald's believes its restaurants complied with applicable instruments, provided rest breaks to employees and were consistent with historic working arrangements," the statement reads.

"We are very mindful of our obligations under applicable employment laws, including the former enterprise agreement and the Fast Food Industry Award, and continue to work closely with our restaurants to ensure employees receive all correct workplace entitlements and pay."

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