Italian Chef Loses Dispute After Refusing to Put Pineapple on Pizza
Italian chef Davide Tamburella lost his job in May at the La Costa restaurant in Brisbane, Australia. He refused to make pineapple pizza because he considered it an insult to Italian culture. The restaurant has since closed. BBC News ↗
Tamburella sought reinstatement through the Australian Fair Work Commission. However, he was unsuccessful in the dispute. The commission examined the circumstances of his dismissal, including his refusal to use pineapple as an ingredient and other complaints about his conduct. BBC News ↗
The case attracted attention due to the dispute over the boundaries between work duties and cultural notions of traditional Italian cuisine. Pineapple pizza is among the dishes that divide customers' opinions, with its supporters commonly ordering it in Australia. n-tv ↗
Tamburella argued that using pineapple on pizza conflicted with his cultural beliefs. However, the labour commission's ruling did not grant his request to return to his original job. The case thus concluded his labour dispute with his former employer without a return to the restaurant. The Guardian ↗
Tamburella sought reinstatement through the Australian Fair Work Commission. However, he was unsuccessful in the dispute. The commission examined the circumstances of his dismissal, including his refusal to use pineapple as an ingredient and other complaints about his conduct. BBC News ↗
The case attracted attention due to the dispute over the boundaries between work duties and cultural notions of traditional Italian cuisine. Pineapple pizza is among the dishes that divide customers' opinions, with its supporters commonly ordering it in Australia. n-tv ↗
Tamburella argued that using pineapple on pizza conflicted with his cultural beliefs. However, the labour commission's ruling did not grant his request to return to his original job. The case thus concluded his labour dispute with his former employer without a return to the restaurant. The Guardian ↗
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Taliansky šéfkuchár prišiel o prácu v austrálskej reštaurácii, pretože odmietal dávať ananás na pizzu
STVR (Spravy)
| 12:23 05.11.
Italian chef sacked for refusing to put pineapple on pizza won’t get his job back
Independent
| 12:31 05.11.
Australien: Ananas auf Pizza? Italienischer Koch weigert sich – und wird gefeuert
Spiegel.de
| 12:20 05.11.
Italský kuchař v Austrálii odmítal dávat ananas na pizzu. Přišel o práci
denik.cz
| 11:40 05.11.
Watch: Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?
BBC News
| 11:33 05.11.
Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza
BBC News
| 08:56 05.11.
‘An insult to his culture’: Italian chef sacked for not putting pineapple on pizza loses bid to get job back
The Guardian
| 05:53 05.11.
Italiener pocht auf Tradition: Koch gefeuert, weil er Pizza nicht mit Ananas belegt
n-tv
| 13:17 05.11.
Nem volt hajlandó ananászt tenni a pizzára, kirúgták az olasz szakácsot
Index.hu
| 11:30 05.11.
Nem volt hajlandó ananászt tenni a pizzára egy olasz séf, kirúgták
Telex
| 09:12 05.11.
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