Justin Hemmes (born 27 August 1972
) is an Australian businessman, heir to the House of Merivale family fortune and principal of the
Merivale Group that owns approximately 70
pub
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...
s, hotels, restaurants and other venues in the
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
area.
Biography
Hemmes is the son of John Hemmes (1931-2015)
and Merivale Hemmes.
Personal life
From 2012 to 2015, Hemmes was in a relationship with Carla McKinnon, a yoga teacher.
From 2015 to 2018, he was in a relationship with Kate Fowler, and they had two daughters together.
Net worth
Hemmes and family debuted on the
''Financial Review'' 2018 Rich List with an estimated
net worth
Net worth is the value of all the non-financial and financial assets owned by an individual or institution minus the value of all its outstanding liabilities. Since financial assets minus outstanding liabilities equal net financial assets, net ...
of 951 million;
that increased to 1.06 billion, in the
2019 Rich List.
Worker pay lawsuit
In 2019, Hemmes and his company Merivale Group faced a $129 million dollar class action law suit. It alleges around 14,000 Merivale workers who were employed under Hemmes between December 2013 and December 2019 were not paid for the significant over time they were required to work, beyond the maximum allowance of 38 hours per week.
Hemmes claimed employees were unlikely to benefit from the class action.
See also
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The Hermitage, Vaucluse
''The Hermitage'' is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It is listed on the (now defunct) Australian Register of the National Estate as well as the Municipality of Woollahra local government heritage l ...
References
1970s births
Businesspeople from Sydney
Living people
Australian billionaires
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