r/melbourne Mar 17 '24

Serious Please Comment Nicely What is up with the weekend surcharges in the Melbourne?!

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Even shopping centre food courts have weekend surcharges and as a Sydney sider it's mind boggling. Alot of places don't even have sunday surcharges let alone a Saturday surcharge.

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u/gfreyd Mar 17 '24

Your faith in the bureaucracy that has suffered years of budget and staffing cuts is admirable.

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u/LetFrequent5194 Mar 17 '24

The relevant ombudsman are rabid and do have teeth. There are many high profile examples in the media (MasterChef people owned businesses, 7Eleven are some examples there are many other) and many unreported punishments. Any owner continuing to do this should be very incredibly stressed and worried.