He said Menulog had started putting up job ads for these roles, and had received applications already. Belling told the inquiry that Menulog decided to make its workers employees because it needed to “meet its moral obligations” as an originally Australian-developed business. He was asked whether the change would “destroy” Menulog’s business. “No,” he said. “Otherwise we wouldn’t go down this path.” He later added: “There’s a likelihood that this will cost us more. We still think it’s the right decision for us – to lift the standards.” We want to make it sustainable for the industry … we want to test it out