Homophobic, Threatening Boss Forced to Pay Gay Restaurant Workers
When Vincenzo Cugno Garrano suggested to Marco Scatena that the two Italian nationals should open a restaurant together, Scatena was all in.He invested “all of his personal money,” according to PinkNews, and got a bank loan, making him a 30 percent shareholder in Piatto, which opened in London in January 2018.But things quickly went downhill.
Despite being one of four directors, Scatena never received a dividend payment. Then, the homophobic name-calling started.Tim Jeurninck, Scatena’s husband, worked at Piatto as a server.
One day, Fabio Corona, on of Piatto’s directors, repeatedly called Jeurninck a “waitress.” He also called him “frocio,” which is Italian for f****t.
One time time, Garrano presented Jeurninck with a glass, saying, “I thought you people knew how to clean better.”According to a fellow employee, Garrano exclusively spoke in Italian around Jeurninck, who is Dutch, to exclude him.
