Australia’s largest employer of young workers has been accused of denying them the paid breaks they were entitled to, with separate legal action launched by two unions. McDonald’s Australia recently marked its 50th anniversary, celebrating 1.5 million jobs it says it’s created during that time. But a number of its workers have accused the company of denying them paid 10-minute breaks they are entitled to take every four hours. The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) is seeking compensation for workers who did not receive paid breaks, as well as penalties against McDonald’s Australia for breaching the Fair Work Act. “The fact that one of the largest employers of young Australians (on junior rates of pay) has been deliberately and systematically denying teenagers their breaks is astonishing,” SDA national secretary Gerard Dwyer said. The union’s inquiries among McDonald’s workers uncovered a number of alleged breaches, including through social media …