Two employees who were sacked after wearing keffiyehs to work at a bakery in Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping centre have reached a confidential settlement with their former employer.
Baristas Ella and Lucy were fired from Black Star Pastry, known for its Instagram-famous watermelon cake, after they wore keffiyehs – traditional scarves linked to the struggle for a Palestinian state – during a shift at the store on 30 January. The pair, both aged 22, launched legal action in March, alleging their termination was discriminatory and breached Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Act.
