Perth Hills Italian restaurant first to be named under migrant exploitation laws

A Perth Hills Italian restaurant is the first business in the nation to be banned from employing foreign staff under laws aimed at stopping the exploitation of migrant workers.

The Australian Border Force has named and shamed the Eatalian Ristorante in Glen Forrest, listing it on the new prohibited employer register and hitting the owners with a ban on hiring migrant workers until September 2030, The West Australian can reveal.

It’s the first prohibition notice issued under tough migration law changes that passed last year.

Under the laws, employers found using a person’s immigration status to exploit them in the workplace face fines of up to $118,800, civil prosecution, or being publicly declared a prohibited employer, as in this case.

The company, also known as Eatalian Deli (WA) Pty