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To: Monkey Bean Cafe
Monkey Bean Cafe – pay up!
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Celeste and Connor, two former employees at Monkey Bean Café in Toorak, have been waiting nearly three years to be paid the wages and entitlements they’re owed, despite multiple court rulings in their favour. Let’s make sure Monkey Bean Cafe pays!
$100K. That’s the total amount owed by Monkey Been Cafe imposed by the Magistrates’ Court earlier this year.
In July 2025, the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria ordered Monkey Bean Café to pay more than $100,000 in unpaid wages, superannuation, and compensation for breaching their workplace rights, including wage theft, failure to pay overtime, casual loading, and penalty rates.
And yet, months later, the café still hasn’t paid a cent.
Monkey Bean’s owner has ignored court orders and refused to respond to repeated contact from the Young Workers Centre. They continue to trade as usual.
👉 This is where you come in. Send an email to Monkey Bean Cafe to pay the workers what they’re owed.
Why is this important?
This case lays bare a systemic issue in Victoria’s hospitality industry: employers thinking they can ignore the law and get away with wage theft.
Celeste and Connor did everything right. They stood up, took their case to court and won.
But court decisions alone aren’t enough if bosses can just walk away without consequences.
We need public accountability. Employers must understand that wage theft is illegal, and the community is watching.
Until justice is served, we won’t back down. ✊