This whole scenario is insane.

Using a fake priest to get dirt on workers. Somehow it being normal enough to hire a priest to talk to workers that he thought this wouldn't raise suspicion. The workers actually talking to this priest.

And of course the kicker, the employer just gets off with a fine and no actual penalties.

if the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the poor

I'm in awe of the audacity of this plot, but the weirder part I learned is that a company having employees confess to a priest is considered normal.

This sounds like something the management saw on a Mexican soap opera, what a bizarre way to treat employees. The settlement comes out to around $5k per employee - not enough, they should really feel some pain from doing something like this. I live in the area and have seen these restaurats - thankfully I have never eaten at one that I can remember.

What is WRONG with people?? Who comes up with ideas like this and then puts them into action?

Yet another reason to refuse to bow to religious authority. Humans aren't responsible enough to wield that authority, and charlatan's are too easy to come by.

A little bit of extra grossness that this business is named Che Garibaldi Inc.