Chefs are calling on awarding bodies to strip restaurants of their Michelin stars and AA rosettes if their staff are bullied or abused while working in kitchens.
The petition, started by chef’s union, Unichef, claims that a culture of “systemic abuse” exists in Britain’s hotels, pubs and restaurants.
It comes after 12 former staff members told The Times that they had been subjected to both physical and verbal abuse while working at celebrity chef Tom Kitchin’s restaurants.
Kitchin, 44, has appeared as a guest judge on BBC One’s MasterChef after becoming one of the youngest chefs to receive a Michelin star at age 29.
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